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Famous people · Chilton

6 famous people were born in Chilton

Articles in 8 languages make the American military geostrategist Thomas P. M. Barnett the best known. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. Winifred Bonfils (1863) and Thomas P. M. Barnett (1962) mark the two ends of the list. Fewer than a quarter of the 647 towns in Wisconsin with famous people list more.

#1 best knownThomas P. M. BarnettMilitary · born 1962
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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

First, Thomas P. M. Barnett (8 languages), then Francis Peter Leipzig (4) and Winifred Bonfils (4).

Thomas P. M. Barnett#1
Military

Thomas P. M. Barnett

born 1962

American military geostrategist

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
FL#2
Faith

Francis Peter Leipzig

1895–1981

Catholic bishop

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Winifred Bonfils#3
Writing & Arts

Winifred Bonfils

1863–1936

American journalist

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Chilton’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1960s, with 2 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Jerome F. FoxThomas P. M. BarnettGerald Francis CliffordWinifred Bonfils
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitaryFaith

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

Known for

What Chilton is known for

2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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 Chilton

A further 3 follow, born between 1889 and 1960.

Gerald Francis Clifford

Gerald Francis Clifford

1889–1952

American lawyer, politician and football executive

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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R.J. Mischo

born 1960

Song writer and record producer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jerome F. Fox

Jerome F. Fox

1904–1957

American politician in Wisconsin

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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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 (4)
  • 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