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Notable
Ned Hollister
1876–1924American zoologist and botanical collector
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Famous people · Delavan
9 famous people were born in Delavan, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Ned Hollister, the American zoologist and botanical collector, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Close behind are Kenneth Goff and Alice E. Bartlett. Births span 1837 to 1961, from Alfred Delavan Thomas to Paul Tittl. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 17.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Ned Hollister
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Alfred Delavan Thomas
Youngest
1961
Paul Tittl
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Delavan
Ned Hollister leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Kenneth Goff (7) and Alice E. Bartlett (3).
#2
#3Through the years
When Delavan’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Delavan is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.
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 Delavan
6 more names, born between 1837 and 1961.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Delavan home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Scott Walker the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Elkhorn’s, with 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delavan 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 (7)
- Kenneth Goff: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice E. Bartlett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank B. James: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Tittl: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Walker: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Melges: Port of San Diego from San Diego, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Schutt: 1225UserName, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons