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Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Cumberland
The 3 famous people born in Cumberland, led by John Peterson
The best known is the Olympic wrestler John Peterson, with articles in 14 languages. Close behind are David Hanson and Jules Alfonse. The first birth on record is Jules Alfonse’s, in 1911, and the last David Hanson’s, in 1954. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Peterson
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Jules Alfonse
Youngest
1954
David Hanson
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Cumberland
All three are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cumberland 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.