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Famous people · Veblen

Veblen is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Leonard C. Hanson, the American football player, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the American police chief O. W. Wilson. The list’s best known name, Leonard C. Hanson, dates from 1900. Sioux Falls has the most of any town in South Dakota: 54.

#1 best knownLeonard C. HansonSports · born 1900
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Leonard C. Hanson
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Leonard C. Hanson
Youngest
1900
O. W. Wilson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Veblen

Leonard C. Hanson#1
Sports

Leonard C. Hanson

born 1900

American football player

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OW#2
Notable

O. W. Wilson

1900–1972

American police chief

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Veblen 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.

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