#1Famous people · Eau Claire
56 famous people were born in Eau Claire, more of them business people than in most towns
The best known is the American professional wrestler Roderick Strong, with articles in 19 languages. Second place goes to the American singer-songwriter Justin Vernon, third to George N. Gillett, Jr.. The largest group, 21, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list is still growing: 20 were born since 1970.
Born here
56
notable people
Best known
Roderick Strong
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Erskine B. Ingram
Youngest
2001
Charlotte Akervik
Most common field
Sports
21 people
What stands out about Eau Claire’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Eau Claire is known for
Eau Claire has 4.2× the usual share of business people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Eau Claire’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 8 births.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StageNotableFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Eau Claire
Roderick Strong, Justin Vernon and George N. Gillett, Jr. are written about in 19, 18 and 14 languages.
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Everyone else born in Eau Claire
Another 53, 20 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eau Claire 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 (15)
- Roderick Strong: Courtney Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Vernon: Nikko Russano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Blystone: Film screenshot (Monogram Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake McCabe: Xgeorg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Gunderson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Dowell: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Menard: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Jenson: Louis Runhaar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Jones: Don Usner / Lannan Foundation, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy B. Jackson: Conrad Erb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Godlewski: Lisacheese, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Radke: m01229, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Bethke: Anders Henrikson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis S. Olson: United Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Thurston: Topps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons