#1Famous people · Fulton
2 famous people call Fulton their birthplace
Most widely known is Charles R. Van Hise, the American geologist, with articles in 8 languages. The other is Ira B. Bradford, the American politician. Across the town line, Janesville lists 41, Paul Ryan first. From Ira B. Bradford in 1851 to Charles R. Van Hise in 1857, the births cover 6 years.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Charles R. Van Hise
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
Ira B. Bradford
Youngest
1857
Charles R. Van Hise
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Fulton
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fulton 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)
- 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
- Rasmus Bjørn Anderson: Rasmus B. Anderson (1846-1837), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Stebbins Savage: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons