#1Politics & Law
Ben Sasse
born 1972American politician and college president
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Famous people · Plainview
Ben Sasse tops a list of 5 famous people born in Plainview
The best known is the American politician and college president Ben Sasse, with articles in 33 languages. Second place goes to the American historian of China Frederick W. Mote, third to Arthur Lewis Miller. Arthur Lewis Miller (1892) and Ben Sasse (1972) mark the two ends of the list. Fewer than a quarter of the 233 towns in Nebraska with famous people list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Ben Sasse
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Arthur Lewis Miller
Youngest
1972
Ben Sasse
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Plainview
Leaders take two of the three places.
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When Plainview’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plainview 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 (3)
- Ben Sasse: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Lewis Miller: Congressional Portrait Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Ronald Button: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons