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Famous people · Tonopah
Tonopah is the birthplace of 7 famous people
Hugh Bradner, the American physicist, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The list runs from Margaret Bartlett Thornton, born in 1901, to Bob Crowell, born in 1945. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 30 towns in Nevada with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Hugh Bradner
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Margaret Bartlett Thornton
Youngest
1945
Bob Crowell
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Tonopah
Ministers and preachers take two of the three places.
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Faith
William Robert Johnson
1918–1986American Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange in California
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Tonopah’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 2 births.
Science & MedicineFaithPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tonopah is known for
The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Tonopah
The rest number 4, with 2 leaders among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Tonopah home
One more notable person made the town home: Stalking Cat.
Stalking Cat
1958–2012American man best known for extensive body modifications
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tonopah 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)
- Bob Crowell: MamaPedey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Bartlett Thornton: "P. & A. photo": probably Pacific and Atlantic photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons