#1Famous people · Amery
From 1890 to 1998, Amery was the birthplace of 6 famous people
Most widely known is Alicia Monson, the American long-distance runner, with articles in 6 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 20.3 for every 10,000 residents. Only 129 of the 649 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Alicia Monson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Ed Barney
Youngest
1998
Alicia Monson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Amery’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Amery’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Amery
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Known for
What Amery is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 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 Amery
Of the other 3, 2 are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amery 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 (3)
- Alicia Monson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Hraychuck: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Barney: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons