#1Writing & Arts
Todd Novak
born 1965American newspaper editor and politician
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Famous people · Cobb
3 famous people were born in Cobb
Todd Novak, the American newspaper editor and politician, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Greg Gard and William H. Goldthorpe. Born in 1880, William H. Goldthorpe is the first name on record, and Greg Gard, born in 1970, the most recent. No town in Wisconsin lists more than Racine, with 85.
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3
notable people
Best known
Todd Novak
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
William H. Goldthorpe
Youngest
1970
Greg Gard
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Cobb
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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William H. Goldthorpe
1880–1964Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cobb 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 (3)
- Todd Novak: Sam.kussow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Gard: MGoBlog, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Goldthorpe: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons