GH#1
Science & Medicine
George H. Hitchings
1905–1998Nobel Prize-winning American physician
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Famous people · Hoquiam
George H. Hitchings tops a list of 9 famous people born in Hoquiam
Articles in 52 languages make the nobel Prize-winning American physician George H. Hitchings the best known. The American mathematician and physicist Howard P. Robertson ranks second, ahead of Eldon Bargewell. From Mathew Harris Ellsworth in 1899 to Eldon Bargewell in 1947, the births cover 48 years. 3 of them are scientists and doctors, more than in any other field.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
George H. Hitchings
in 52 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Mathew Harris Ellsworth
Youngest
1947
Eldon Bargewell
Most common field
Science & Medicine
3 people
What stands out about Hoquiam’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Hoquiam
The three are covered in 52, 19 and 8 languages: George H. Hitchings, Howard P. Robertson and Eldon Bargewell.
HR#2
Science & Medicine
Howard P. Robertson
1903–1961American mathematician and physicist
19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Hoquiam’s famous people were born
The 1900s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Hoquiam is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 5.6 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 Hoquiam
6 more, from 1899 to 1937.
Richard McLean
1934–2014American contemporary painter, printmaker, and photorealist
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Photo credits (6)
- Eldon Bargewell: United States Army Special Operations Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus E. Raichle: Per Henning/NTNU, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathew Harris Ellsworth: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Morey: CBS Television-the logo is missing but the address is present., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Clemente: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Cobain: P.B. Rage from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons