#1Politics & Law
Denis McDonough
born 196911th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Famous people · Stillwater
Denis McDonough tops a list of 29 famous people born in Stillwater
Denis McDonough leads the list, covered in 30 languages. Second and third on the list are Olive Ann Alcorn and Thomas J. Abercrombie. 11 of them were born since 1970. Born in 1867, George Henry Sullivan is the first name on record, and Noah Cates, born in 1999, the most recent.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Denis McDonough
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
George Henry Sullivan
Youngest
1999
Noah Cates
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Stillwater’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Stillwater’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 5 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Stillwater
Denis McDonough leads with articles in 30 languages, ahead of Olive Ann Alcorn (11) and Thomas J. Abercrombie (9).
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Olive Ann Alcorn
1900–1975American actor, model and dancer
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TA#3
Writing & Arts
Thomas J. Abercrombie
1930–2006American photographer and writer
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What Stillwater is known for
Performers stand out most, at 1.5 times the usual share.
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Everyone else born in Stillwater
26 more, from 1867 to 1999.
James B. Clark
1908–2000American film director, film editor, and television director
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James William O'Brien
1879–1960American politician – Minnesota -- "Jim" House 1943-52 (District 43)
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Karl G. Neumeier
1889–1992American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1935-50 (District 43)
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A chosen home
Also called Stillwater home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Stillwater, though born elsewhere.
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stillwater 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)
- Denis McDonough: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Ann Alcorn: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Gardner Sullivan: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Blankenship: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Henry Sullivan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Sommer: Sachyn Mital, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons