#1Famous people · Hiawatha
10 famous people were born in Hiawatha, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Articles in 12 languages make the American Air Force general Tod D. Wolters the best known. Second and third on the list are John McLendon and Bill Martin Jr.. Births span 1885 to 1961, from Joe Wilhoit to Dennis Pyle. For every 10,000 residents the town has 31.3, while at least half the towns in Kansas list nobody born there.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Tod D. Wolters
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Joe Wilhoit
Youngest
1961
Dennis Pyle
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Hiawatha
Tod D. Wolters leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of John McLendon (6) and Bill Martin Jr. (4).
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Writing & Arts
Bill Martin Jr.
1916–2004American children's writer, editor, and educator best known for picture book texts
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Through the years
When Hiawatha’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 3 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hiawatha is known for
Hiawatha has 3× the usual share of writers and artists.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hiawatha 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)
- Tod D. Wolters: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Wilhoit: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons