#1Famous people · Buchanan
Jackson Scholz tops a list of 4 famous people born in Buchanan
Most widely known is Jackson Scholz, the athletics competitor, with articles in 26 languages. Second and third on the list are Harry Niles and Don R. Pears. For every 10,000 residents the town has 9.5, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there. Harry Niles (1880) and Peggy Cramer (1937) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jackson Scholz
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Harry Niles
Youngest
1937
Peggy Cramer
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Buchanan
The three are covered in 26, 3 and 2 languages: Jackson Scholz, Harry Niles and Don R. Pears.
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#3Through the years
When Buchanan’s famous people were born
The 1890s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Buchanan is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Buchanan
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buchanan 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 (3)
- Jackson Scholz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Niles: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don R. Pears: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons