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Famous people · Omro

4 famous people were born in Omro

The best known is the American baseball player Louis Leroy, with articles in 3 languages. Alvin B. Koeneman and Delbert Philpott follow. More are soldiers and sailors than anything else, 2 in all. The list runs from Frank Challoner, born in 1853, to Alvin B. Koeneman, born in 1933.

#2 best knownAlvin B. KoenemanMilitary · 1933–2018
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Louis Leroy
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
Frank Challoner
Youngest
1933
Alvin B. Koeneman
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known

Born in Omro

Soldiers and sailors take two of the three places.

LL#1
Sports

Louis Leroy

1879–1944

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Alvin B. Koeneman#2
Military

Alvin B. Koeneman

1933–2018

American admiral and chaplain

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DP#3
Military

Delbert Philpott

1923–2005

American soldier and scientist

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Omro’s famous people were born

The 1870s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Alvin B. Koeneman
MilitarySportsBusiness

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

Known for

What Omro is known for

The field with the most names is Military: 2.

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 Omro

1 more, best known first.

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Frank Challoner

1853–1899

American businessman and politician

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Omro 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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