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Famous people · Oconto

8 famous people were born in Oconto, more of them athletes than in most towns

Articles in 9 languages make the American actress Fay Holderness the best known. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 17.3 for every 10,000 residents. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Only 100 of the 649 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownFay HoldernessFilm, TV & Stage · 1881–1963
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Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Fay Holderness
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
David G. Classon
Youngest
1981
Jeremy Lade
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Oconto’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Oconto is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.8 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Oconto

The three are covered in 9, 5 and 5 languages: Fay Holderness, David G. Classon and Red Mack.

Fay Holderness#1
Film, TV & Stage

Fay Holderness

1881–1963

American actress

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
David G. Classon#2
Politics & Law

David G. Classon

1870–1930

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Red Mack#3
Sports

Red Mack

1937–2021

American football player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Oconto’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 2 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000David G. ClassonRed Mack
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawBusiness

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Oconto

The rest number 5, with 4 athletes among them.

BW

Blaine Walsh

1925–1985

American sportscaster

BM

Bob McDougal

1921–2003

American football fullback

JL

Jeremy Lade

born 1981

American wheelchair basketball player

HF

Hermina Franks

1914–2010

American baseball player

MJ

Mike Jackson

born 1954

American business executive

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oconto 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.

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