#1Famous people · Washburn
Washburn is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is Bruce Peterson, the American test pilot, with articles in 6 languages. Close behind are Gary Emineth and Homer N. Wallin. Born in 1893, Homer N. Wallin is the first name on record, and Gary Emineth, born in 1958, the most recent. Only 25 of the 132 towns in North Dakota with anyone on record list more.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Bruce Peterson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Homer N. Wallin
Youngest
1958
Gary Emineth
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known
Born in Washburn
Three names lead: Bruce Peterson (6 languages), Gary Emineth (2) and Homer N. Wallin (2).
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What Washburn is known for
The field with the most names is Military: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washburn 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)
- Bruce Peterson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Emineth: Matt Becker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer N. Wallin: Raul654 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons