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Notable
Ned Hollister
1876–1924American zoologist and botanical collector
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Famous people · Delavan
Most of the 9 famous people born in Delavan came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
The best known is the American zoologist and botanical collector Ned Hollister, with articles in 8 languages. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 10.4 for every 10,000 residents. Births span 1837 to 1961, from Alfred Delavan Thomas to Paul Tittl. Only 92 of the 643 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more.
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
The three are covered in 8, 7 and 3 languages: Ned Hollister, Kenneth Goff and Alice E. Bartlett.
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#3Through the years
When Delavan’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 3 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Delavan is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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
Another 6, 2 of them leaders.
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A chosen home
Also called Delavan home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Delavan, though born elsewhere.
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Close by, Darien counts one famous person.
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 (6)
- 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
- Ellen Schutt: 1225UserName, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons