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Famous people · Sutton

3 famous people call Sutton their birthplace

At the top of the list is the American nurse and nursing theorist Madeleine Leininger, covered in 9 languages. Behind the leader come John R. Bender and Jacob Volz. Over 43 years of births, the list goes from John R. Bender (1882) to Madeleine Leininger (1925). The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Madeleine Leininger
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
John R. Bender
Youngest
1925
Madeleine Leininger
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known

Born in Sutton

Madeleine Leininger has articles in 9 languages, John R. Bender in 3 and Jacob Volz in 1.

ML#1
Science & Medicine

Madeleine Leininger

1925–2012

American nurse and nursing theorist

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JB#2
Sports

John R. Bender

1882–1928

American college football player, college football coach, college basketball coach, college baseball coach

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JV#3
Military

Jacob Volz

1889–1965

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sutton 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.