#1Famous people · Schuyler
11 famous people were born in Schuyler, more of them leaders than in most towns
Catherine Hanaway, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The united States District judge John M. Gerrard ranks second, ahead of Kim Sigler. Born in 1873, John C. Karel is the first name on record, and Kyle Emanuel, born in 1991, the most recent. Only 14 of the 238 towns in Nebraska with anyone on record list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Catherine Hanaway
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
John C. Karel
Youngest
1991
Kyle Emanuel
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Schuyler’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Schuyler is known for
Schuyler has 2.6× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Schuyler’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Schuyler
Counted by languages, Catherine Hanaway is ahead of John M. Gerrard and Kim Sigler: 5, 5 and 5.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Schuyler 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 (8)
- Catherine Hanaway: Mark Schierbecker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Gerrard: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Sigler: Campaign of Kim Sigler for Michigan Governor., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Ann Marlowe: film screenshot (Screen Guild Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Karel: MilwWi521, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Emanuel: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Husmann: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Hansen: DickClarkMises, CC0, Wikimedia Commons