#1Famous people · Menasha
11 famous people were born in Menasha, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Eric Hinske, the baseball player from the United states, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The American psychologist John Dollard ranks second, ahead of Connie Clausen. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there. The list runs from James C. Kerwin, born in 1850, to Eric Hinske, born in 1977.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Eric Hinske
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
James C. Kerwin
Youngest
1977
Eric Hinske
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known
Born in Menasha
Eric Hinske has articles in 9 languages, John Dollard in 8 and Connie Clausen in 7.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Connie Clausen
1923–1997American actress, author, literacy agent and spokesperson
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Through the years
When Menasha’s famous people were born
The 1860s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Writing & ArtsMusicSportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Menasha is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 5 times the usual share.
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 Menasha
Here are 8 more, born from 1850 to 1927.
Thomas J. O'Malley
1868–1936Railway conductor; politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
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Appleton leads the towns around it, with 50 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Menasha 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 (8)
- Eric Hinske: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Clausen: Sangroncito, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Miner Coburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Kerwin: John R. Berryman, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Reed Martin: Tropic~7, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Liberace: MCA-Music Corporation of America (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. O'Malley: State of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Ribble: US House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons