DW#1
Famous people · Rhinelander
18 famous people come from Rhinelander, Dale Wasserman the best known
At the top of the list is the American playwright Dale Wasserman, covered in 11 languages. 7 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. More are athletes than anything else, 7 in all. From Deming Bronson to Tyler Ludwig, the births on the list run from 1894 to 1985.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Dale Wasserman
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Deming Bronson
Youngest
1985
Tyler Ludwig
Most common field
Sports
7 people
The best known
Born in Rhinelander
Dale Wasserman has articles in 11 languages, Justin Orvel Schmidt in 10 and Craig Ludwig in 9.
JS#2
Science & Medicine
Justin Orvel Schmidt
1947–2023American entomologist
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Rhinelander’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 5 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Rhinelander is known for
Rhinelander has 1.8× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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A further 15 follow, born between 1894 and 1985.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rhinelander 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 (5)
- Craig Ludwig: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Nilsson: Cauldroncakes (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Daellenbach: Wdaellenbach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deming Bronson: Tsbloom at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lehman: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons