#1Science & Medicine
James Buchli
born 1945Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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Famous people · New Rockford
The 5 famous people born in New Rockford, led by James Buchli
Most widely known is James Buchli, the recipient of the Purple Heart medal, with articles in 20 languages. John Harvey, the American actor, comes second, with Joan Heckaman third. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Larry Steinbach’s, in 1900, and the last Joan Heckaman’s, in 1946.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
James Buchli
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Larry Steinbach
Youngest
1946
Joan Heckaman
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in New Rockford
James Buchli, John Harvey and Joan Heckaman are written about in 20, 6 and 3 languages.
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Through the years
When New Rockford’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What New Rockford is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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Everyone else born in New Rockford
A further 2 follow, born between 1900 and 1945.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Rockford 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 (1)
- James Buchli: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons