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Famous people · Lincoln Township

Lincoln Township is the birthplace of 5 famous people

Jessa Crispin leads the list, covered in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Daniel Ray Hull and Rex Darling. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 4 of them. The first birth on record is Daniel Ray Hull’s, in 1890, and the last Jessa Crispin’s, in 1978.

#1 best knownJessa CrispinWriting & Arts · born 1978
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Jessa Crispin
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Daniel Ray Hull
Youngest
1978
Jessa Crispin
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Lincoln Township

Jessa Crispin, Daniel Ray Hull and Rex Darling are written about in 7, 6 and 2 languages.

Jessa Crispin#1
Writing & Arts

Jessa Crispin

born 1978

American literary critic, editor of Bookslut

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DH#2
Writing & Arts

Daniel Ray Hull

1890–1964

Landscape Architect

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RD#3
Sports

Rex Darling

1914–1996

American football coach

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Lincoln Township’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 2 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Jessa Crispin
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Lincoln Township is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.

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 Lincoln Township

Still to come: 2 more, from 1894 to 1900.

DA

Don G. Abel

1894–1980

American judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
UW

Uncas A. Whitaker

1900–1975

American businessman

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln Township 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.

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