#13 famous people come from Harper, Scott Wedman the best known
Articles in 15 languages make the American basketball player Scott Wedman the best known. Jerrod Niemann is second and Wilfred Childs third. From Wilfred Childs to Jerrod Niemann, the births on the list run from 1881 to 1979. In all of Kansas, the famous people on record come from 294 towns.
Born in Harper
Ranked by languages covered: Scott Wedman with 15, then Jerrod Niemann with 6 and Wilfred Childs with 1.
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#2What Harper is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Who’s the most famous person from Harper?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harper 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 (2)
- Scott Wedman: Russ Reed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerrod Niemann: TenPoundHammer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons