#1Famous people · Wilber
Wilber’s famous people span 110 years: 5 births from 1872 to 1982
Most widely known is Dana Altman, the basketball coach, with articles in 6 languages. Laurence Wild and Steve Hokuf follow. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Dana Altman, dates from 1958.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Dana Altman
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
John H. Shary
Youngest
1982
Josh Lamberson
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Wilber’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wilber’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wilber
All three are athletes.
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What Wilber is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.3 times as common.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilber 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 (1)
- Dana Altman: Beaverbasketball, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons