#1Famous people · Hancock
15 famous people were born in Hancock, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Verna Hillie, the American actress, with articles in 13 languages. Second place goes to the American ice hockey player Rodney Paavola, third to Dwight Helminen. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1867, Mary Chase Perry Stratton is the first name on record, and Tanner Kero, born in 1992, the most recent.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Verna Hillie
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Mary Chase Perry Stratton
Youngest
1992
Tanner Kero
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hancock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hancock is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Hancock’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitaryWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hancock
Verna Hillie has articles in 13 languages, Rodney Paavola in 11 and Dwight Helminen in 6.
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Everyone else born in Hancock
Here are 12 more, born from 1867 to 1992.
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A chosen home
Also called Hancock home
Born elsewhere, Hiski Salomaa lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hancock 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 (6)
- Verna Hillie: Cine Mundial, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Paavola: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Helminen: Saruwine, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anders Brännström: Nils Levi Lundin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Chase Perry Stratton: Mx. Granger, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiski Salomaa: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons