#1Famous people · Fond du Lac
Business people stand out among the 38 famous people born in Fond du Lac
Articles in 39 languages make the American entrepreneur King Camp Gillette the best known. Travis Diener is second and Brigid Bazlen third. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 8.5 for every 10,000 residents. From King Camp Gillette in 1855 to Jenna Rosenthal in 1996, the births cover 141 years.
Born here
38
notable people
Best known
King Camp Gillette
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
King Camp Gillette
Youngest
1996
Jenna Rosenthal
Most common field
Politics & Law
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Fond du Lac’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Fond du Lac is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 4.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Fond du Lac
King Camp Gillette has articles in 39 languages, Travis Diener in 16 and Brigid Bazlen in 14.
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#3Through the years
When Fond du Lac’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 8 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsBusinessFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFaithMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Fond du Lac
35 more names, born between 1861 and 1996.
Ronald Langacker
born 1942Professor emeritus in the field of linguistics at the University of California, San Diego.
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Mike Winkelmann
born 1981American digital artist, graphic designer, and animator
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jeanna Giese
born 1989First patient known to have survived symptomatic rabies without receiving the rabies vaccine
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Cory Raymer
born 1973All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman
SportsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Fond du Lac home
Born elsewhere, Randy Hopper lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Empire, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fond du Lac 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 (9)
- King Camp Gillette: Benjamin Joseph Falk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Diener: Francesco Canu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brigid Bazlen: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott McCallum: Jreinemann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Ryan Duffy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Winkelmann: Winkelmann, Mike., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake Diener: Komandante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul O. Husting: The original uploader was Pm06420 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Reilly: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons