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Famous people · Merrill
The 9 famous people born in Merrill, led by Wendy Boglioli
Articles in 14 languages make the American swimmer Wendy Boglioli the best known. Second place goes to the American politician Donald Edgar Tewes, third to Edward S. Jordan. The earliest on the list is Edward S. Jordan, born in 1881, and the youngest Paul Jesperson, born in 1992. For every 10,000 residents the town has 31.3, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Wendy Boglioli
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Edward S. Jordan
Youngest
1992
Paul Jesperson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Merrill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Merrill’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1880s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Merrill
Counted by languages, Wendy Boglioli is ahead of Donald Edgar Tewes and Edward S. Jordan: 14, 7 and 4.
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What Merrill is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.6 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.
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Everyone else born in Merrill
The other 6 span the years 1882 to 1992.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Merrill 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 (4)
- Donald Edgar Tewes: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph D. Hetzel: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter B. Chilsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons