#1Famous people · Prairie du Chien
Most of the 11 famous people born in Prairie du Chien came into the world in the early republic
The best known is the American football executive Pat Bowlen, with articles in 6 languages. Kirk Munroe and Frederic O. MacCartney follow. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 20 for every 10,000 residents. The list runs from Wapello, born in 1787, to Pat Bowlen, born in 1944.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Pat Bowlen
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1787
Wapello
Youngest
1944
Pat Bowlen
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Prairie du Chien’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Prairie du Chien’s famous people were born
The 1850s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
NotablePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Prairie du Chien
Ranked by languages covered: Pat Bowlen with 6, then Kirk Munroe with 5 and Frederic O. MacCartney with 4.
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#3Politics & Law
Frederic O. MacCartney
1864–1903American politician and minister, Massachusetts
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Known for
What Prairie du Chien is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.3 times.
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 Prairie du Chien
Of the other 8, 2 are leaders.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Prairie du Chien home
Born elsewhere, Derrick Van Orden lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prairie du Chien 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 (10)
- Pat Bowlen: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Munroe: Ralph M. Munroe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederic O. MacCartney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark Van Cleve: The Outing Publishing Company, New York; possibly a photograph from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel W. Lawler: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wapello: Charles Bird King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Holton James: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Louis Dousman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Baird: Madison : Democrat Printing Company, State Printers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Van Orden: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons