#1Famous people · McCook
Of the 8 famous people born in McCook, an unusual share are leaders
Ben Nelson leads the list, covered in 25 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 238 towns in Nebraska with famous people list more. The list comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Nebraska, at 8.5.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Ben Nelson
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1937
Jim Koetter
Youngest
1950
Michael A. Schneider
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about McCook’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What McCook is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.4 times.
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 McCook
Ben Nelson, Michael A. Schneider and Gary Hudson are written about in 25, 5 and 3 languages.
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Through the years
When McCook’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 4.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in McCook
5 more, 3 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McCook 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)
- Ben Nelson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Budig: Illinois State University, Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons