#1Politics & Law
Renee Ellmers
born 1964Former U.S. Representative from North Carolina
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Famous people · Ironwood
9 famous people from Ironwood, many of them athletes
Best known of all is Renee Ellmers, written about in 12 languages. Raymond Joseph Cannon and William C. Gribble, Jr. follow. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 5 of them. From Raymond Joseph Cannon in 1894 to Renee Ellmers in 1964, the births cover 70 years.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Renee Ellmers
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Raymond Joseph Cannon
Youngest
1964
Renee Ellmers
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Ironwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ironwood is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Ironwood
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#2Politics & Law
Raymond Joseph Cannon
1894–1951Politician, lawyer, baseball pitcher
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#3Through the years
When Ironwood’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ironwood 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 (4)
- Renee Ellmers: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Joseph Cannon: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library, compiler. Democrat Printing Company (Madison, WI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Gribble, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Olson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons