#1Famous people · Humboldt
Walter Johnson tops a list of 2 famous people born in Humboldt
Walter Johnson, the American Hall of Fame baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. The list has one more: the American journalist Dean Grennell. The earliest on the list is Walter Johnson, born in 1887, and the youngest Dean Grennell, born in 1923. The Kansas lists hold names for 306 towns.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Walter Johnson
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Walter Johnson
Youngest
1923
Dean Grennell
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Humboldt
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Humboldt 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 (1)
- Walter Johnson: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons