#1Writing & Arts
Ella Giles Ruddy
1851–1917American author, editor, essayist
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Dunkirk
Dunkirk is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Best known of all is Ella Giles Ruddy, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the American judge Robert D. Sundby. Born in 1851, Ella Giles Ruddy is the first name on record, and Robert D. Sundby, born in 1925, the most recent. The nearest list is next door in Stoughton: 13 names, starting with William P. Murphy.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ella Giles Ruddy
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
Ella Giles Ruddy
Youngest
1925
Robert D. Sundby
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Dunkirk
#1#2Known for
What Dunkirk is known for
1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Dunkirk?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Dunkirk’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Stoughton’s, at 13 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunkirk 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)
- Ella Giles Ruddy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert D. Sundby: Bumblebee84, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Murphy: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rasmus Bjørn Anderson: Rasmus B. Anderson (1846-1837), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Stebbins Savage: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Halvor Steenerson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons