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Famous people · Kaukauna

6 famous people from Kaukauna, many of them leaders

At the top of the list is the American baseball player Annastasia Batikis, covered in 2 languages. Behind the leader come Arnold C. Otto and Eugene DeBruin. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 4 in all. The first birth on record is Arnold C. Otto’s, in 1887, and the last Ric Killian’s, in 1964.

#2 best knownArnold C. OttoPolitics & Law · 1887–1965
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Annastasia Batikis
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Arnold C. Otto
Youngest
1964
Ric Killian
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Kaukauna’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Kaukauna is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.2 times.

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

The best known

Born in Kaukauna

Annastasia Batikis has articles in 2 languages, Arnold C. Otto in 2 and Eugene DeBruin in 2.

AB#1
Sports

Annastasia Batikis

1927–2016

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Arnold C. Otto#2
Politics & Law

Arnold C. Otto

1887–1965

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
ED#3
Military

Eugene DeBruin

born 1933

US Air Force officer

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Kaukauna’s famous people were born

The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950Arnold C. Otto
Politics & LawSportsMilitary

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Kaukauna

The rest number 3, with 3 leaders among them.

GS

Gary J. Schmidt

born 1947

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
RK

Ric Killian

born 1964

American politician in North Carolina

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
WP

William Penterman

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kaukauna 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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