#1Science & Medicine
Kim M. Cobb
born 1974American climate scientist and academic
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Famous people · Madison
5 famous people come from Madison, Kim M. Cobb the best known
At the top of the list is the American climate scientist and academic Kim M. Cobb, covered in 19 languages. Douglas Evans, the American actor, comes second, with Peter Early third. 2 of them are leaders, more than in any other field. The first birth on record is Peter Early’s, in 1773, and the last Kim M. Cobb’s, in 1974.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Kim M. Cobb
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1773
Peter Early
Youngest
1974
Kim M. Cobb
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Madison’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Madison’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Madison
The three are covered in 19, 8 and 8 languages: Kim M. Cobb, Douglas Evans and Peter Early.
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2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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The other 2 span the years 1815 to 1902.
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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)
- Kim M. Cobb: PopTech, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Evans: Film screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Early: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Mallory: Robert_Mallory_sitting.jpg: Matthew Brady derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons