#1Famous people · Burlington
12 famous people from Burlington, many of them leaders
Bill Kazmaier, the American strongman, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 18.7 for every 10,000 residents. From Charles Edward Barns in 1862 to Paul Daniels in 1981, the births cover 119 years.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Bill Kazmaier
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
Charles Edward Barns
Youngest
1981
Paul Daniels
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Burlington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Burlington’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFaithFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Burlington is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Burlington
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Ed Garvey
1940–2017American lawyer, labor leader, NFLPA executive director
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Another 9, 3 of them leaders.
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4 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burlington 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 (7)
- Bill Kazmaier: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Garvey: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Vos: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Braggo Roth: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Cooper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ginger Beaumont: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darwin Hall: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons