#1Famous people · Wellington
Wellington is the birthplace of 10 famous people
Most widely known is Phil Ferguson, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Nate Cornejo and Logan Wright follow. The largest group, 5, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The biggest group are athletes: 4.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Phil Ferguson
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Kate Pelham Newcomb
Youngest
1979
Nate Cornejo
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Wellington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wellington’s famous people were born
The 1900s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wellington
Phil Ferguson, Nate Cornejo and Logan Wright are written about in 7, 4 and 3 languages.
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Known for
What Wellington is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 4 of them.
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 Wellington
7 more names, born between 1885 and 1961.
Joseph E. Maddy
1891–1966Music educator and founder of Interlochen Center for the Arts
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wellington 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)
- Phil Ferguson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Casey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons