#1Famous people · Broken Bow
8 famous people were born in Broken Bow, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Articles in 10 languages make the American racecar driver Earl Cooper the best known. The next two names are Earl J. Atkisson and Amanda Grosserode. The list comes to 22.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 8.5 in the typical town in Nebraska. The biggest group are athletes: 3.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Earl Cooper
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Earl Cooper
Youngest
1975
Amanda Grosserode
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Broken Bow
Counted by languages, Earl Cooper is ahead of Earl J. Atkisson and Amanda Grosserode: 10, 3 and 2.
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#2Military
Earl J. Atkisson
1886–1941Colonel of the 1st Gas Regiment in World War I
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AG#3
Through the years
When Broken Bow’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Broken Bow is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Broken Bow
Another 5, 2 of them athletes.
Ray B. McCandless
1889–1931American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Broken Bow 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)
- Earl Cooper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl J. Atkisson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray B. McCandless: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons