#1Famous people · North Platte
The 26 famous people born in North Platte, led by Chuck Hagel
At the top of the list is the American soldier and politician Chuck Hagel, covered in 42 languages. The list is still growing: 7 were born since 1970. Between 1920 and 1969, 11 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Red Cloud, born in 1822, and the youngest Nathan Enderle, born in 1988.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Chuck Hagel
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
Red Cloud
Youngest
1988
Nathan Enderle
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about North Platte’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in North Platte
First, Chuck Hagel (42 languages), then Red Cloud (38) and Evelyn Hooker (17).
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Through the years
When North Platte’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 5 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMilitaryMusicNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What North Platte is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in North Platte
The other 23 span the years 1884 to 1988.
Howard Baskerville
1885–1909American educator and revolutionary fighter in Persian Constitutional Revolution
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Platte 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 (9)
- Chuck Hagel: DoD photo by Monica King, U.S. Army. (Released), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Cloud: John Karl Hillers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Mogis: Daniel Pirch (memset), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Baskerville: originally uploaded by Reza 110, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Neville: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Woodhead: Jack Newton from Austin, TX, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. Crosby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Butler B. Miltonberger: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Başak: Phil5329 on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons