#1Science & Medicine
Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr.
1915–1974American pharmacologist
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Famous people · Burlingame
Burlingame counts 6 famous people, first among them Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr.
Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr., the American pharmacologist, is the most widely known, written about in 50 languages. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list runs from Victor Murdock, born in 1871, to Carla Provost, born in 1969. Only 57 of the 306 towns in Kansas with anyone on record list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr.
in 50 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Victor Murdock
Youngest
1969
Carla Provost
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
What stands out about Burlingame’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Burlingame
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Burlingame’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 2.
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Known for
What Burlingame is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burlingame and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Murdock: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Muriel Window: Bertram, Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carla Provost: Dept. of Homeland Security, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons