#1Famous people · Iron River
The 4 famous people born in Iron River, led by Nick Baumgartner
Most widely known is Nick Baumgartner, the American snowboarder, with articles in 16 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Dan Benishek, third to Chick Hannan. Births span 1901 to 1981, from Chick Hannan to Nick Baumgartner. For every 10,000 residents the town has 13.3, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Nick Baumgartner
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Chick Hannan
Youngest
1981
Nick Baumgartner
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Iron River
Nick Baumgartner has articles in 16 languages, Dan Benishek in 13 and Chick Hannan in 4.
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Through the years
When Iron River’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Iron River is known for
Share of Iron River’s famous people in each field.
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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Famous people from the towns next door
Stambaugh Township has the longest list next door: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Iron River 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)
- Nick Baumgartner: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Benishek: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons