#1Famous people · Dunbar
Dunbar is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the American politician George H. Heinke, with articles in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Willis Wagner Wirth and William H. Harrison. The oldest name on the list belongs to George H. Heinke, born in 1882, the newest to Willis Wagner Wirth, born in 1916. Across Nebraska, 246 towns list someone born there.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
George H. Heinke
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
George H. Heinke
Youngest
1916
Willis Wagner Wirth
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Dunbar
The three are covered in 6, 6 and 1 languages: George H. Heinke, Willis Wagner Wirth and William H. Harrison.
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Politics & Law
William H. Harrison
1894–1991American politician in Wyoming
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Known for
What Dunbar is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunbar 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 (1)
- George H. Heinke: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher. Via HathiTrust., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons