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Famous people · Appleton
Appleton, birthplace of Willem Dafoe and 49 more famous people
The American actor Willem Dafoe is written about in 86 languages. Esmir Bajraktarević, the American-Bosnian association football player, comes second, with Terry Zwigoff third. 11 of them are writers and artists, 2.2 times the share across U.S. towns. The largest group, 23, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
50
notable people
Best known
Willem Dafoe
in 86 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
Charles McKay
Youngest
2005
Esmir Bajraktarević
Most common field
Sports
17 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Appleton’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 86 languages, Willem Dafoe is known far beyond the town.A town of writers and artistsAmong the 50 people born here, 11 are writers and artists: 2.2 times the usual share.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2005, among 25 since 1950.50 notable peopleWith 50 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Appleton
Performers take two of the three places.
#2Sports
Esmir Bajraktarević
born 2005American-Bosnian association football player
27 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Appleton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Appleton’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 7.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicNotableFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Appleton
47 more, 16 of them athletes.
Greta Van Susteren
born 1954American commentator, television personality, and lawyer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Tom Hearden
1904–1964American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
SportsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Appleton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Appleton, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Appleton 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 (16)
- Esmir Bajraktarević: Hans Reefman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Zwigoff: Creator:Melissa Zwigoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Loomis: V-spectrum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greta Van Susteren: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Francis Doerfler: Billertl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Benjamin Murphy: en:Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Kagen: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Vernon Froehlich: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Flynt: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Kellogg: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Schommer: Picture taken by Marcus Cyron, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hagen: Hmlarson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna Ferber: Theatre Magazine Company; Nickolas Muray, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zuhdi Jasser: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Hinske: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph McCarthy: United Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons