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James Day Hodgson
1915–2012Former U.S. Secretary of Labor; former U.S. Ambassador to Japan
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Famous people · Dawson
4 famous people come from Dawson, James Day Hodgson the best known
James Day Hodgson leads the list, covered in 13 languages. The next two names are Jeff Nordgaard and Phyllis Gates. The list runs from James Day Hodgson, born in 1915, to Carrie Tollefson, born in 1977. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
James Day Hodgson
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
James Day Hodgson
Youngest
1977
Carrie Tollefson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Dawson
Counted by languages, James Day Hodgson is ahead of Jeff Nordgaard and Phyllis Gates: 13, 9 and 5.
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Phyllis Gates
1925–2006American secretary and interior decorator, wife of Rock Hudson
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Dawson’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 2 births.
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What Dawson is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dawson 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 (3)
- James Day Hodgson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Nordgaard: Sławek, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Tollefson: Anthony Quintano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons