#1Famous people · Barron
Barron is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Charles C. McDonald, the united States Air Force general, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Ben Hur Lampman and Norman C. Skogstad. Over 47 years of births, the list goes from Ben Hur Lampman (1886) to Charles C. McDonald (1933). The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Charles C. McDonald
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Ben Hur Lampman
Youngest
1933
Charles C. McDonald
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Barron
Counted by languages, Charles C. McDonald is ahead of Ben Hur Lampman and Norman C. Skogstad: 4, 3 and 1.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Ben Hur Lampman
1886–1954U.S. newspaper editor, essayist, short story writer, and poet
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
NS#3
Politics & Law
Norman C. Skogstad
1921–2001American World War II flying ace, Medal of Honor recipient and lawyer
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barron 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 (2)
- Charles C. McDonald: Mickey Sanborn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Hur Lampman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons