#1Famous people · Appleton
8 famous people were born in Appleton, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 13 languages make the American politician Elmer Austin Benson the best known. Second and third on the list are Clinton Sundberg and Brad Rheingans. Births span 1895 to 1953, from Elmer Austin Benson to Brad Rheingans. Fewer than a quarter of the 409 towns in Minnesota with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Elmer Austin Benson
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Elmer Austin Benson
Youngest
1953
Brad Rheingans
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Appleton
Languages with an article: 13 for Elmer Austin Benson, 11 for Clinton Sundberg, 7 for Brad Rheingans.
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#3Through the years
When Appleton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Appleton is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.8 times as common.
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Still to come: 5 more, from 1920 to 1951.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Appleton 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)
- Elmer Austin Benson: Abe Altrowitz and George W. Kelley, Working Newspapermen's Volunteer Committee for the Reelection of Governor Benson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clinton Sundberg: Photo by Maurice Seymour, Chicago., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Rheingans: Sasa21, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Koosman: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons