#1Writing & Arts
Helen Parkhurst
1887–1973American educator, author, and lecturer
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Famous people · Durand
Helen Parkhurst tops a list of 4 famous people born in Durand
With articles in 19 languages, Helen Parkhurst is the most widely known. Behind the leader come Thomas Dreier and George E. Scott. The first birth on record is George E. Scott’s, in 1860, and the last Helen Parkhurst’s, in 1887. Writers and artists make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Helen Parkhurst
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
George E. Scott
Youngest
1887
Helen Parkhurst
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Durand
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1TD#2
Writing & Arts
Thomas Dreier
1884–1976American editor, writer, advertising executive, and business theorist
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Durand’s famous people were born
The 1880s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Durand 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 Durand
1 more, best known first.
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Around it, only Waubeek has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Durand 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 (3)
- Helen Parkhurst: The original uploader was Dolph Kohnstamm at Dutch Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. A. Ingram: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons