#1Famous people · Hurley
Frank Olson tops a list of 5 famous people born in Hurley
The best known is the American chemist Frank Olson, with articles in 13 languages. Close behind are Tony Ave and Earl W. Warren. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 3 of them. Fewer than a quarter of the 653 towns in Wisconsin with famous people list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Frank Olson
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Leon L. Lewis
Youngest
1968
Tony Ave
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Hurley
Languages with an article: 13 for Frank Olson, 4 for Tony Ave, 2 for Earl W. Warren.
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Through the years
When Hurley’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
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What Hurley is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hurley 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 (5)
- Frank Olson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Ave: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon L. Lewis: Kjkolesar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Renee Ellmers: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lise Anne Couture: Alex Cao, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons