#1Science & Medicine
Herbert Spencer Gasser
1888–1963American physiologist
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Famous people · Platteville
11 famous people from Platteville, many of them leaders
Herbert Spencer Gasser, the American physiologist, is the most widely known, written about in 56 languages. Behind the leader come John Fiedler and Christopher C. Miller. 5 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Only 74 of the 680 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Herbert Spencer Gasser
in 56 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
James William Murphy
Youngest
1971
Tony Clark
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Platteville’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Platteville
Three names lead: Herbert Spencer Gasser (56 languages), John Fiedler (24) and Christopher C. Miller (22).
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#3Politics & Law
Christopher C. Miller
born 1965Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense during the last months of the Trump administration
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Known for
What Platteville is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Platteville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Platteville
8 more, 3 of them leaders.
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A chosen home
Also called Platteville home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Platteville, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Platteville 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 (8)
- Herbert Spencer Gasser: Esselte, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fiedler: United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher C. Miller: Spc. Zachery Perkins, U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert T. Perrin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James William Murphy: John Goadby Gregory, author. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Hirsch: Jon Hirsch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Adams: Eggzactly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward E. Burns: Halford Erickson, compiler of the 1903 Wisconsin Blue Book (Life time: 1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons