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Famous people · Cedarburg

Cedarburg’s famous people span 127 years: 8 births from 1870 to 1997

Articles in 11 languages make the American scientist Amadeus William Grabau the best known. Since 1970, 4 were born, the most of any period. Athletes make up the largest group, 4 of them. Amadeus William Grabau, the best known, was born in 1870.

#1 best knownAmadeus William GrabauScience & Medicine · 1870–1946
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Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Amadeus William Grabau
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Amadeus William Grabau
Youngest
1997
Jonathan Stiever
Most common field
Sports
4 people

What stands out about Cedarburg’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Cedarburg’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1870s, at 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Duey StroebelJosh ThompsonAmadeus William Grabau
SportsScience & MedicineMusicNotablePolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Cedarburg

By how many languages cover them, Amadeus William Grabau comes first (11), then Josh Thompson (8) and Katie Drabot (8).

Amadeus William Grabau#1
Science & Medicine

Amadeus William Grabau

1870–1946

American scientist

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Josh Thompson#2
Music

Josh Thompson

born 1978

American country singer

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KD#3
Sports

Katie Drabot

born 1997

American swimmer

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Known for

What Cedarburg is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 1.4 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Cedarburg

5 more, from 1879 to 1997.

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Eric Larsen

born 1971

American Polar adventurer

EG

Ernie Groth

1884–1950

American baseball player

JS

Jonathan Stiever

born 1997

American baseball player

Duey Stroebel

Duey Stroebel

born 1959

American politician

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The best known from each town bordering Cedarburg.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cedarburg 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.

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