#1Famous people · Tecumseh
Athletes stand out among the 11 famous people born in Tecumseh
Articles in 5 languages make the American writer Eugene Manlove Rhodes the best known. The largest group, 6, was born between 1920 and 1969. Fewer than a quarter of the 233 towns in Nebraska with famous people list more. The list runs from Wylie G. Woodruff, born in 1866, to Bob Stitt, born in 1964.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Eugene Manlove Rhodes
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Wylie G. Woodruff
Youngest
1964
Bob Stitt
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Tecumseh’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Tecumseh is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Tecumseh
First, Eugene Manlove Rhodes (5 languages), then Ronald W. Schafer (4) and Tony Davis (4).
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#3Through the years
When Tecumseh’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1860s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Tecumseh
Another 8, 5 of them athletes.
Dennis Aust
born 1940American college baseball player, Major League Baseball player, pitcher
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Swift Berry
1887–1967Forestry expert, Michigan-California Lumber Co. general manager, California state senator from Placerville
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Roy E. York
1879–1955American politician – Minnesota -House 1943-46 (District 12)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tecumseh 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 (6)
- Eugene Manlove Rhodes: Goldwyn Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wylie G. Woodruff: University of Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Aust: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheldon Jones: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Stitt: Joestitt16, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons