#1Prentice counts 4 famous people, first among them Dennis Morgan
Most widely known is Dennis Morgan, the American actor, with articles in 22 languages. Donal Hord is second and Oscar V. Peterson third. The first birth on record is Albin C. Bro’s, in 1893, and the last Dennis Morgan’s, in 1908. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 646 towns.




Born in Prentice
Dennis Morgan leads with articles in 22 languages, ahead of Donal Hord (3) and Oscar V. Peterson (3).
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#3Oscar V. Peterson
1899–1942United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
When Prentice’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Prentice is known for
Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Everyone else born in Prentice
1 more, best known first.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prentice 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 (4)
- Dennis Morgan: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donal Hord: Jack Crawford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar V. Peterson: Hephaestos at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albin C. Bro: US govt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons