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Famous people · Juneau

4 famous people were born in Juneau from 1852 to 1969

Best known of all is Jeffrey Wood, written about in 3 languages. Martin L. Lueck is second and Byron Buffington third. The list’s best known name, Jeffrey Wood, dates from 1969. For every 10,000 residents the town has 15.2, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there.

#2 best knownMartin L. LueckPolitics & Law · 1872–1926
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jeffrey Wood
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Byron Buffington
Youngest
1969
Jeffrey Wood
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Juneau

Leaders take two of the three places.

JW#1
Politics & Law

Jeffrey Wood

born 1969

American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly member

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Martin L. Lueck#2
Politics & Law

Martin L. Lueck

1872–1926

American politician and judge

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BB#3
Business

Byron Buffington

1852–1929

American businessman and politician

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Juneau’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 1 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Martin L. Lueck
Politics & LawBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Juneau is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Juneau

1 more, best known first.

JC

Jesse A. Canniff

1900–1966

American farmer, businessman, and politician

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Juneau 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.

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