#1Famous people · Burlington
12 famous people were born in Burlington, more of them leaders than in most towns
Bill Kazmaier, the American strongman, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Behind the leader come Ed Garvey and Paul Daniels. Between 1920 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Charles Edward Barns, born in 1862, and the youngest Paul Daniels, born in 1981.
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 1960s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFaithFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Burlington is known for
Burlington has 1.6× the usual share of leaders.
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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Everyone else born in Burlington
9 more names, born between 1862 and 1974.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Spring Prairie’s, with 2.
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 (5)
- 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