#1Famous people · Beatrice
Writers and artists stand out among the 24 famous people born in Beatrice
Oliver Kirk, the American boxer, is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Second and third on the list are Gene L. Coon and Janet Shaw. The largest group, 13, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Born in 1881, Edward Washburn is the first name on record, and Cam Jurgens, born in 1999, the most recent.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Oliver Kirk
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Edward Washburn
Youngest
1999
Cam Jurgens
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Beatrice’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Beatrice is known for
Set against the usual town, scientists and doctors come out 2.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Beatrice
Performers take two of the three places.
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Film, TV & Stage
Gene L. Coon
1924–1973American screenwriter, TV producer and novelist, best known for his work on Star Trek
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#3Through the years
When Beatrice’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1900s, with 4 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Beatrice
21 more, 8 of them athletes.
Harold Thayer Davis
1892–1974American mathematician, statistician, and economist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beatrice 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 (8)
- Oliver Kirk: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Shaw: Cine Mundial, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Meyer: Alaska Senate Majority, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Jurgens: Arlington National Cemetery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weldon Kees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maude Wayne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Rutherford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian C. Buescher: US District Court for the District of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons