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Famous people · Beaver Dam
From 1863 to 1986, Beaver Dam was the birthplace of 20 famous people
Articles in 14 languages make the American explorer Delia Akeley the best known. Behind the leader come Bobby Hatfield and Michael E. Burke. The largest group, 9, was born between 1920 and 1969. 5 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Delia Akeley
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
Michael E. Burke
Youngest
1986
Bill Rentmeester
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Beaver Dam’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Beaver Dam’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Beaver Dam
By how many languages cover them, Delia Akeley comes first (14), then Bobby Hatfield (12) and Michael E. Burke (9).
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What Beaver Dam is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 1.5 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 Beaver Dam
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beaver Dam 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 (8)
- Michael E. Burke: Homer Bishop Hubbell, author. S. J. Clarke (Chicago, IL) publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Kastenmeier: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Nehls: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Baldwin: flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Maas: IcE MaN from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Sirota: Leech44, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Creutz: Ann Jo Carmel Creutz Cosgrove, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pink Hawley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons