#1Science & Medicine
William Norris
1911–2006CEO of Control Data Corporation
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Famous people · Red Cloud
Red Cloud has one famous person on record
In 1911, the CEO of Control Data corporation William Norris was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 7 languages. Across Nebraska, 233 towns list someone born there.
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William Norris
in 7 Wikipedia languages
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1911
William Norris
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Science & Medicine
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Born elsewhere, Willa Cather lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Red Cloud 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)
- William Norris: Regina Kühne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willa Cather: Photographer: Aime Dupont Studio, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons