#1Famous people · Monroe
Nathan Farragut Twining tops a list of 18 famous people born in Monroe
Articles in 15 languages make the united States general Nathan Farragut Twining the best known. Second place goes to the American botanist Edwin Bingham Copeland, third to Clint Jones. Over 142 years of births, the list goes from Janet Jennings (1842) to Clint Jones (1984). Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 17 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Nathan Farragut Twining
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Janet Jennings
Youngest
1984
Clint Jones
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
The best known
Born in Monroe
First, Nathan Farragut Twining (15 languages), then Edwin Bingham Copeland (14) and Clint Jones (9).
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#3Through the years
When Monroe’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1860s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawMilitaryNotableScience & MedicineSportsMusicWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Monroe is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 4.7 times.
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 Monroe
Of the other 15, 5 are leaders.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Monroe.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroe 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 (7)
- Nathan Farragut Twining: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Bingham Copeland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Jones: Alexander Nilssen from Tromsø, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merrill B. Twining: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. H. Llewellyn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc A. Anderson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Perry A.C. Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons