#1Film, TV & Stage
William Nigh
1881–1955American film director, writer and actor
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Famous people · Berlin
Leaders stand out among the 12 famous people born in Berlin
With articles in 15 languages, William Nigh is the most widely known. 6 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 681 towns in Wisconsin with famous people list more. Births span 1860 to 1976, from Katherine Davies Jones to Chris Greisen.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
William Nigh
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Katherine Davies Jones
Youngest
1976
Chris Greisen
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Berlin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Berlin is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.6 times.
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The best known
Born in Berlin
William Nigh, Luther Reed and Andy Jorgensen are written about in 15, 10 and 4 languages.
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Luther Reed
1888–1961American film director and screenwrigter
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#3Through the years
When Berlin’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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The rest number 9, with 3 leaders among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berlin 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)
- William Nigh: Democracy Photoplay Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Jorgensen: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Olsen: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Solon J. Buck: National Archives and Records Administration. Original uploader was Pubdog at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James J. Carey: Robert Lucier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Davies Jones: Wilcox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Heaney: V. Fitzpatrick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons