#1Military
Thomas P. M. Barnett
born 1962American military geostrategist
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Famous people · Chilton
6 famous people were born in Chilton
At the top of the list is the American military geostrategist Thomas P. M. Barnett, covered in 8 languages. Close behind are Francis Peter Leipzig and Winifred Bonfils. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Only 131 of the 677 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Thomas P. M. Barnett
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
Winifred Bonfils
Youngest
1962
Thomas P. M. Barnett
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Chilton
Ranked by languages covered: Thomas P. M. Barnett with 8, then Francis Peter Leipzig with 4 and Winifred Bonfils with 4.
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#3Through the years
When Chilton’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Chilton is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Chilton
A further 3 follow, born between 1889 and 1960.
Gerald Francis Clifford
1889–1952American lawyer, politician and football executive
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chilton 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 (6)
- Thomas P. M. Barnett: PHC(AW) Jon Hockersmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winifred Bonfils: I. Reineke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Francis Clifford: The original uploader was Hof1991 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome F. Fox: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Lerche: State of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Celeste Sweet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons