#1Famous people · Hillsboro
Hillsboro counts 5 famous people, first among them Marc Mitscher
Most widely known is Marc Mitscher, the united States admiral, with articles in 22 languages. Denny Sullivan and Bernard J. Liska follow. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Births span 1861 to 1931, from Oscar A. Mitscher to Bernard J. Liska.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Marc Mitscher
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Oscar A. Mitscher
Youngest
1931
Bernard J. Liska
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Hillsboro
Marc Mitscher, Denny Sullivan and Bernard J. Liska are written about in 22, 2 and 1 languages.
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Through the years
When Hillsboro’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1880s, at 2.
Politics & LawMilitarySportsScience & Medicine
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What Hillsboro is known for
Share of Hillsboro’s famous people in each field.
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A further 2 follow, born between 1861 and 1869.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillsboro 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)
- Marc Mitscher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron D. Shear: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar A. Mitscher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons