#1Famous people · Clare
Clare is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Most widely known is Wayne Terwilliger, the American baseball player and coach, with articles in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Glenn Douglas Packard and Jason Wentworth. For every 10,000 residents the town has 15, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there. The earliest on the list is Rudolph Schaeffer, born in 1886, and the youngest Jason Wentworth, born in 1982.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Wayne Terwilliger
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Rudolph Schaeffer
Youngest
1982
Jason Wentworth
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Clare’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Clare’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1880s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Clare
Three names lead: Wayne Terwilliger (5 languages), Glenn Douglas Packard (2) and Jason Wentworth (2).
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Known for
What Clare is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Another 2, the earliest born in 1886.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clare 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)
- Wayne Terwilliger: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex DeVogt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons