#1Politics & Law
Gerald Nye
1892–1971American politician and antiwar activist
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Famous people · Hortonville
Hortonville counts 4 famous people, first among them Gerald Nye
Most widely known is Gerald Nye, the American politician and antiwar activist, with articles in 13 languages. Charlie Nagreen is second and Wallace G. Nye third. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 12.3 for every 10,000 residents. The biggest group are leaders: 2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Gerald Nye
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Wallace G. Nye
Youngest
1978
Dave Gassner
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Hortonville
Ranked by languages covered: Gerald Nye with 13, then Charlie Nagreen with 4 and Wallace G. Nye with 3.
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#2Science & Medicine
Charlie Nagreen
1870–1951American claimant of inventor of the hamburger
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#3Through the years
When Hortonville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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Known for
What Hortonville is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Hortonville
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hortonville 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)
- Gerald Nye: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Nagreen: WIMHARTER, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace G. Nye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons