#1Music
Ruth Etting
1896–1978American singer, vaudevillian, musical theatre performer and film actress
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Famous people · David City
8 famous people were born in David City, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Ruth Etting leads the list, covered in 20 languages. The American politician Roman Hruska ranks second, ahead of Kenneth Steiner. From Hugo Otopalik in 1890 to Bob Martin in 1953, the births cover 63 years. Only 22 of the 246 towns in Nebraska with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Ruth Etting
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Hugo Otopalik
Youngest
1953
Bob Martin
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in David City
Ranked by languages covered: Ruth Etting with 20, then Roman Hruska with 9 and Kenneth Steiner with 7.
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Faith
Kenneth Steiner
born 1936Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
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Through the years
When David City’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFaithBusinessWriting & Arts
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Known for
What David City is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
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5 more, 3 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is David City 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)
- Ruth Etting: CBS-Etting had a long-time contract with Columbia Records in the 1920s-1930s., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Hruska: United States Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons