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Famous people · Wapakoneta
The 8 famous people born in Wapakoneta, led by Dudley Nichols
Most widely known is Dudley Nichols, the American screenwriter, with articles in 19 languages. Charles J. Thompson, the American politician, comes second, with Charles Brading third. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Nels Roney, born in 1853, the newest to Jennifer Crusie, born in 1949.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Dudley Nichols
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
Nels Roney
Youngest
1949
Jennifer Crusie
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Wapakoneta
Counted by languages, Dudley Nichols is ahead of Charles J. Thompson and Charles Brading: 19, 5 and 3.
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Through the years
When Wapakoneta’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineSportsNotable
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What Wapakoneta is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wapakoneta 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 (4)
- Charles J. Thompson: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Newland: Fadesga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Kohlrieser: Institute for Management Development, Lausnne, Switzerland, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nels Roney: Joseph Gaston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons