#1Military
Andrew Carl Bennett
1889–1971United States Navy rear admiral (upper half) and United States Naval Submariner
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Famous people · Goodland
Goodland is the birthplace of 6 famous people
With articles in 4 languages, Andrew Carl Bennett is the most widely known. Behind the leader come Deanell Reece Tacha and Dave Jones. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 3 of them. For every 10,000 residents the town has 14.6, while at least half the towns in Kansas list nobody born there.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Andrew Carl Bennett
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Andrew Carl Bennett
Youngest
1950
Richard Gannon
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Goodland
Andrew Carl Bennett, Deanell Reece Tacha and Dave Jones are written about in 4, 4 and 3 languages.
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#2Politics & Law
Deanell Reece Tacha
born 1946United States federal judge
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DJ#3
Through the years
When Goodland’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawMilitarySportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Goodland is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.4 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goodland 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 (3)
- Andrew Carl Bennett: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deanell Reece Tacha: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wayne Delehant: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons