#1Famous people · Eagle
3 famous people call Eagle their birthplace
The best known is the American politician John Charles Brophy, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Raymond L. Erikson and Arthur Cory. Over 56 years of births, the list goes from Arthur Cory (1880) to Raymond L. Erikson (1936). Racine’s 85 names make the longest list in Wisconsin.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Charles Brophy
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Arthur Cory
Youngest
1936
Raymond L. Erikson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Eagle
Two of the three are leaders.
#1RE#2
Science & Medicine
Raymond L. Erikson
1936–2020American virologist, biologist and molecular biologist
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What Eagle is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eagle 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)
- John Charles Brophy: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Cory: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons