#1Famous people · Manitowoc
32 famous people were born in Manitowoc, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 9 languages make the American actress Merta Sterling the best known. The sound engineer Robert O. Cook ranks second, ahead of Charles Francis Laseron. For every 10,000 residents the town has 9.2, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there. The largest group, 14, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Merta Sterling
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Thorvald Solberg
Youngest
1984
Doug Free
Most common field
Politics & Law
12 people
What stands out about Manitowoc’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Manitowoc is known for
Manitowoc has 2.6× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
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 Manitowoc
Merta Sterling leads with articles in 9 languages, ahead of Robert O. Cook (9) and Charles Francis Laseron (8).
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#3Notable
Charles Francis Laseron
1887–1959Australian malacologist, stamp dealer and philatelist of American origin
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Through the years
When Manitowoc’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 5 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawNotableSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Manitowoc
29 more, from 1852 to 1984.
Andrew Miller
1916–1944United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Two Rivers’, with 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manitowoc 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 (15)
- Merta Sterling: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Francis Laseron: Frank Hurley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guila Bustabo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Egan: USAAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl L. Rankin: Government of the Republic of China, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Free: MC Glasgow, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thorvald Solberg: Washington Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emil Baensch: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheri Swokowski: Marv Lynchard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Thiele: United States Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel W. Randolph: Halford Erickson, compiler of the 1903 Wisconsin Blue Book. (Life time: 1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Schultz: Schultz Family, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Headrick: ORCA Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Clarke: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto A. Vogel: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons