#1Famous people · Gettysburg
Gettysburg is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the American actress and dancer Hazel Forbes, with articles in 7 languages. The list has one more: the American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer Steve Asmussen. The earliest on the list is Hazel Forbes, born in 1910, and the youngest Steve Asmussen, born in 1965. The South Dakota lists hold names for 124 towns.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Hazel Forbes
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Hazel Forbes
Youngest
1965
Steve Asmussen
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Gettysburg
#1#2Sports
Steve Asmussen
born 1965American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gettysburg 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)
- Hazel Forbes: Robert Coburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Asmussen: Jlvsclrk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons