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Famous people · Onalaska

6 famous people were born in Onalaska from 1859 to 2000

Articles in 5 languages make the American singer Carlie Hanson the best known. Leila Usher, the American sculptor, comes second, with Biddy Dolan third. The list’s best known name, Carlie Hanson, dates from 2000. 2 were born in 1970 or later.

#2 best knownLeila UsherWriting & Arts · 1859–1955
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Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Carlie Hanson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Leila Usher
Youngest
2000
Carlie Hanson
Most common field
Sports
3 people

What stands out about Onalaska’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Onalaska’s famous people were born

The 2000s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Biddy DolanLeila Usher
SportsWriting & ArtsMusic

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

The best known

Born in Onalaska

The three are covered in 5, 5 and 3 languages: Carlie Hanson, Leila Usher and Biddy Dolan.

CH#1
Music

Carlie Hanson

born 2000

American singer

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Leila Usher#2
Writing & Arts

Leila Usher

1859–1955

American sculptor

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Biddy Dolan#3
Sports

Biddy Dolan

1881–1950

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Onalaska is known for

Onalaska has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.

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Everyone else born in Onalaska

The rest number 3, with 2 athletes among them.

TK

Theresa Knutson

born 1996

American ice hockey player

CR

Clayton Rand

1891–1971

American journalist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
TN

Tom Newberry

born 1962

American football player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Onalaska 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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