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Science & Medicine
Florence Eliza Allen
1876–1960American mathematician and women's suffrage activist
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Famous people · Horicon
Horicon is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Florence Eliza Allen is the best known, with articles in 8 languages. The American politician Charles Hawks, Jr. ranks second, ahead of Theodore Schroeder. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list runs from Theodore Schroeder, born in 1864, to Adrian Karsten, born in 1960.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Florence Eliza Allen
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Theodore Schroeder
Youngest
1960
Adrian Karsten
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Horicon
Ranked by languages covered: Florence Eliza Allen with 8, then Charles Hawks, Jr. with 6 and Theodore Schroeder with 5.
#2
#3Politics & Law
Theodore Schroeder
1864–1953American lawyer and activist
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Horicon’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1870s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
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Known for
What Horicon is known for
Share of Horicon’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone else born in Horicon
A further 2 follow, born between 1918 and 1960.
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Around it, Burnett has the most people on record, 5 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Horicon 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 Hawks, Jr.: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Schroeder: Lesley Kuhn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederic George Young: Oregon Historical Society (Life time: (organization, not individual)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons