#1Famous people · Fredericksburg
Chester W. Nimitz tops a list of 16 famous people born in Fredericksburg
The best known is the united States Navy fleet admiral Chester W. Nimitz, with articles in 67 languages. 8 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 14 on the list, well above the typical Texas town’s 0.7. Only 80 of the 653 towns in Texas with anyone on record list more.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Chester W. Nimitz
in 67 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Frank Van der Stucken
Youngest
1959
Tate Randle
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Fredericksburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Fredericksburg
Ranked by languages covered: Chester W. Nimitz with 67, then Joseph Strickland with 19 and Frank Van der Stucken with 14.
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Frank Van der Stucken
1858–1929Flemish-American violinist, conductor, composer and festival director
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Through the years
When Fredericksburg’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicBusinessMilitaryFaithPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Fredericksburg is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Fredericksburg
Still to come: 13 more, from 1859 to 1959.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fredericksburg 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 (8)
- Chester W. Nimitz: USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Strickland: Peytonlow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Van der Stucken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Loeffler: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Julia Estill: University of Texas at Austin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Metzger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Dearing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons