#1Famous people · Reedsburg
Most of the 9 famous people born in Reedsburg came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Articles in 26 languages make the American mathematician Warren Weaver the best known. Only 92 of the 680 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more. Over 83 years of births, the list goes from Edward Dithmar (1873) to Timothy Mahr (1956). Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 8.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Warren Weaver
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Edward Dithmar
Youngest
1956
Timothy Mahr
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Reedsburg
Warren Weaver, Clare Briggs and Marga Richter are written about in 26, 8 and 5 languages.
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Through the years
When Reedsburg’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Reedsburg is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
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 Reedsburg
6 more, 3 of them athletes.
Edward Dithmar
1873–1938Lawyer, politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
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Walter D. Powell
1891–1967American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reedsburg 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)
- Warren Weaver: Donald Cooksey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Briggs: Copyrighted to Underwood & Underwood in 1922., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Dithmar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter D. Powell: photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons