Photo: AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.04 famous people call New Richmond their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American football player and coach John McNally, covered in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Casey Finnegan and Michael P. Early. From Casey Finnegan to Albert William Hillestad, the births on the list run from 1890 to 1924. For every 10,000 residents the town has 3.8, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there.
Born in New Richmond
Two of the three are athletes.
Casey Finnegan
1890–1958American football coach, college athletics administrator
When New Richmond’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What New Richmond is known for
Share of New Richmond’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in New Richmond
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Richmond 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.