RH#1
Science & Medicine
Robert J. Havighurst
1900–1991American chemist, physicist, and expert on human development and aging
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Famous people · De Pere
7 famous people were born in De Pere
Robert J. Havighurst is the best known, with articles in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Terry Meeuwsen and Wilson Charles. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 2.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Robert J. Havighurst
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Youngest
1984
Anne Horak Gallagher
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in De Pere
First, Robert J. Havighurst (7 languages), then Terry Meeuwsen (7) and Wilson Charles (4).
TM#2
Film, TV & Stage
Terry Meeuwsen
born 1949American television personality, author, and singer
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#3Through the years
When De Pere’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1900s, at 2.
Science & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotablePolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What De Pere is known for
The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 2 people.
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 De Pere
Here are 4 more, born from 1891 to 1984.
Arthur J. Altmeyer
1891–1972United States Chairman of the Social Security Board 1937-1946 and Commissioner for Social Security 1946-1953
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A chosen home
Also called De Pere home
One more notable person made the town home: Tony Wied.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is De Pere 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)
- Wilson Charles: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur J. Altmeyer: Harris & Ewing Photographs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Koch: Oha17, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Martin: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons