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Famous people · New Richmond

4 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 here
4
notable people
Best known
John McNally
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Casey Finnegan
Youngest
1924
Albert William Hillestad
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in New Richmond

Two of the three are athletes.

JM#1
Sports

John McNally

1903–1985

American football player and coach

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CF#2
Sports

Casey Finnegan

1890–1958

American football coach, college athletics administrator

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
ME#3
Politics & Law

Michael P. Early

1918–1993

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When New Richmond’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950
SportsPolitics & LawFaith

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

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

Everyone else born in New Richmond

1 more, best known first.

AH

Albert William Hillestad

1924–2007

American Episcopal bishop

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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.