#1Famous people · Seward
9 famous people were born in Seward from 1879 to 1986
Qveen Herby leads the list, covered in 7 languages. Close behind are Jackson B. Chase and Bub Weller. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Qveen Herby, dates from 1986.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Qveen Herby
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Francis Vreeland
Youngest
1986
Qveen Herby
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Seward
Languages with an article: 7 for Qveen Herby, 5 for Jackson B. Chase, 4 for Bub Weller.
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Through the years
When Seward’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawSportsMusicFaithFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Seward is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.6 times as common.
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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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seward 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)
- Qveen Herby: Southern Arkansas University, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackson B. Chase: US Government printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher. Via HathiTrust., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore C. Diers: Theodore C. Diers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons