#1Famous people · Dodgeville
Athletes stand out among the 7 famous people born in Dodgeville
The best known is the German-American athlete Archie Hahn, with articles in 29 languages. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 4 of them. From Platt Whitman in 1871 to John William Rowe in 1945, the births cover 74 years. For every 10,000 residents the town has 13.9, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Archie Hahn
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Platt Whitman
Youngest
1945
John William Rowe
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Dodgeville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Dodgeville is known for
Dodgeville has 1.6× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Dodgeville
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Dodgeville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1880s, at 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dodgeville
Still to come: 4 more, from 1871 to 1945.
Forrest Perkins
1920–2014American football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator
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John William Rowe
1945–2022Chief Executive Officer of Exelon Corporation of Chicago
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dodgeville 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 (2)
- Archie Hahn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Platt Whitman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons