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Famous people · Wisner
The 5 famous people born in Wisner, led by Virginia Huston
Most widely known is Virginia Huston, the American actress, with articles in 15 languages. The American politician John Henry Kyl ranks second, ahead of Dale M. Hansen. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 233 towns in Nebraska with famous people list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Virginia Huston
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Lewis H. Brown
Youngest
1925
Virginia Huston
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Wisner
The three are covered in 15, 8 and 4 languages: Virginia Huston, John Henry Kyl and Dale M. Hansen.
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#3Through the years
When Wisner’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMilitary
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What Wisner is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wisner 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 (2)
- John Henry Kyl: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale M. Hansen: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons