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4 famous people were born in Hillsboro
Articles in 4 languages make the American Postmaster general E. T. Klassen the best known. Donald Dahl and Martha Wall follow. From Horace B. Griffen to Donald Dahl, the births on the list run from 1894 to 1945. Half or more of the towns in Kansas have no one on record, but this one has 14.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
E. T. Klassen
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Horace B. Griffen
Youngest
1945
Donald Dahl
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Hillsboro
Languages with an article: 4 for E. T. Klassen, 2 for Donald Dahl, 2 for Martha Wall.
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Faith
Martha Wall
1910–2000American Christian medical missionary, philosopher, nurse, and author
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Through the years
When Hillsboro’s famous people were born
Most were born in the age of mills and railroads (3); the busiest decade is the 1900s (1).
Politics & LawMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hillsboro is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hillsboro
1 more, best known first.
Horace B. Griffen
1894–1972Republican nominee for Governor of Arizona - 1956
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillsboro 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.