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Famous people · Edgerton
13 famous people were born in Edgerton, more of them athletes than in most towns
Harold Delos Babcock, the American astronomer, is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Second place goes to the American professional golfer Steve Stricker, third to Sterling North. 6 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. From H. Ward Page to Derek Carrier, the births on the list run from 1876 to 1990.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Harold Delos Babcock
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
H. Ward Page
Youngest
1990
Derek Carrier
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Edgerton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Edgerton is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
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 Edgerton’s famous people were born
The 1870s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Edgerton
By how many languages cover them, Harold Delos Babcock comes first (22), then Steve Stricker (13) and Sterling North (11).
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Everyone else born in Edgerton
Another 10, 7 of them athletes.
Rollie Williams
1897–1968American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
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Of the towns around it, Albion has the most on record: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edgerton 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 (8)
- Steve Stricker: Kemberly Groue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sterling North: TheCatalyst31, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan T. Fox: Jetskirider650, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Carrier: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rollie Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rasmus Bjørn Anderson: Rasmus B. Anderson (1846-1837), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Van Hise: Original owned by the University of Wisconsin Archives: Meuer I:54. William J. Meuer Photoart Collection, Image number M293 in University of Wisconsin photographic history, vol I (1889-1910), [Portraits of U. W. faculty, p. 55, marked "Curtis 1958"(…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons