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Famous people · Arcadia

Robert Brom tops a list of 7 famous people born in Arcadia

Articles in 10 languages make the Roman Catholic bishop Robert Brom the best known. The next two names are James Haines and Louise Erickson. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 4 in all. Over 91 years of births, the list goes from John C. Gaveney (1863) to James Haines (1954).

#5 best knownErnest D. NelsonPolitics & Law · 1897–1961
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Robert Brom
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
John C. Gaveney
Youngest
1954
James Haines
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Arcadia

Two of the three are athletes.

RB#1
Faith

Robert Brom

1938–2022

Roman Catholic bishop

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JH#2
Sports

James Haines

born 1954

American amateur wrestler

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LE#3
Sports

Louise Erickson

1929–2016

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

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Through the years

When Arcadia’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1930s, with 2 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Ernest D. Nelson
SportsPolitics & LawFaith

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What Arcadia is known for

Arcadia has 2× the usual share of leaders.

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Arcadia

Another 4, the earliest born in 1863.

EB

Elmer E. Barlow

1887–1948

American judge

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Ernest D. Nelson

Ernest D. Nelson

1897–1961

American politician

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WB

Will Berzinski

1934–1994

American football player

JG

John C. Gaveney

1863–1947

American politician and judge

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arcadia 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.

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