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Famous people · Oberlin
4 famous people were born in Oberlin
Articles in 5 languages make the American ragtime composer Brun Campbell the best known. Behind the leader come Elmer Hackney and Richard Dean Rogers. Cora E. Simpson, born in 1880, is the earliest name and Richard Dean Rogers, born in 1921, the latest. 294 towns in Kansas have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Brun Campbell
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Cora E. Simpson
Youngest
1921
Richard Dean Rogers
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Oberlin
Ranked by languages covered: Brun Campbell with 5, then Elmer Hackney with 3 and Richard Dean Rogers with 3.
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#3Through the years
When Oberlin’s famous people were born
Most were born in the age of mills and railroads (3); the busiest decade is the 1880s (2).
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oberlin 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)
- Richard Dean Rogers: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora E. Simpson: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons