#12 famous people were born in Linden
Articles in 7 languages make the American politician John Hammill the best known. The only other name is the American politician William M. Treloar. The oldest name on the list belongs to William M. Treloar, born in 1850, the newest to John Hammill, born in 1875. Racine has the most of any town in Wisconsin: 85.


Born in Linden
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Linden 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 (2)
- John Hammill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. Treloar: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons