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Famous people · Madison
11 famous people were born in Madison, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 15 languages make the American pole vaulter Charles Jacobs the best known. Charles McCallister, the American water polo player, comes second, with Mary Hart third. The first birth on record is Charles Jacobs’, in 1886, and the last Rick Weiland’s, in 1958. Only 10 of the 124 towns in South Dakota with anyone on record list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Charles Jacobs
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Charles Jacobs
Youngest
1958
Rick Weiland
Most common field
Politics & Law
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What stands out about Madison’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Madison is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.2 times.
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The best known
Born in Madison
By how many languages cover them, Charles Jacobs comes first (15), then Charles McCallister (9) and Mary Hart (9).
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#3Writing & Arts
Mary Hart
born 1950American journalist and television personality
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Through the years
When Madison’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Everyone else born in Madison
Another 8, the earliest born in 1895.
Eugene Luther Vidal
1895–1969American commercial aviation pioneer and Olympic decathlete
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Richard Barrett Lowe
1902–1972Educator and governor of American Samoa and Guam
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madison 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)
- Mary Hart: Chrisa Hickey at https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisahickey/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Luther Vidal: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Barrett Lowe: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Weiland: Andrea Booher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons