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Faith
Joseph G. Hanefeldt
born 1958Eighth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island.
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Famous people · Creighton
5 famous people come from Creighton, Joseph G. Hanefeldt the best known
Best known of all is Joseph G. Hanefeldt, written about in 10 languages. Close behind are Tony Wragge and Al Closter. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births span 1943 to 1979, from Al Closter to Tony Wragge.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Joseph G. Hanefeldt
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1943
Al Closter
Youngest
1979
Tony Wragge
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Creighton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Creighton’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Creighton
Joseph G. Hanefeldt has articles in 10 languages, Tony Wragge in 4 and Al Closter in 3.
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What Creighton is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.7 times as common.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Creighton 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 (2)
- Tony Wragge: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Thomas: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons