4 famous people call Oconto Falls their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American football player George Burnside, covered in 3 languages. Don Reese is second and Eli Waldron third. The biggest group are athletes: 2. Over 55 years of births, the list goes from George Burnside (1899) to Jeffrey Mursau (1954).
Born in Oconto Falls
By how many languages cover them, George Burnside comes first (3), then Don Reese (2) and Eli Waldron (2).
Eli Waldron
1916–1980American short story writer, journalist, poet, and visual artist
When Oconto Falls’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Oconto Falls is known for
Share of Oconto Falls’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 Oconto Falls
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Oconto Falls?
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Famous people from the towns next door
Stiles leads the towns around it, with one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oconto Falls 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 (1)
- John J. O'Hara: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
