#1Famous people · Concordia
9 famous people were born in Concordia, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American Catholic prelate Charles J. Chaput, with articles in 21 languages. Behind the leader come Frank Carlson and Helen Talbot. For every 10,000 residents the town has 17.9, while at least half the towns in Kansas list nobody born there. George Norlin, born in 1871, is the earliest name and Jim Garver, born in 1957, the latest.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Charles J. Chaput
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
George Norlin
Youngest
1957
Jim Garver
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Concordia
Languages with an article: 21 for Charles J. Chaput, 17 for Frank Carlson, 8 for Helen Talbot.
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#2Politics & Law
Frank Carlson
1893–1987American politician who served as the 30th Governor of Kansas
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#3Through the years
When Concordia’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsFaithPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Concordia is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Concordia 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)
- Charles J. Chaput: HazteOir.org, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Carlson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Talbot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Norlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons