#1Film, TV & Stage
Dick Lane
1899–1982American actor and television announcer
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Famous people · Rice Lake
Rice Lake counts 16 famous people, first among them Dick Lane
The best known is the American actor and television announcer Dick Lane, with articles in 16 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 56.7, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there. Births span 1881 to 1997, from Clay Perry to Henry Ellenson.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Dick Lane
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Clay Perry
Youngest
1997
Henry Ellenson
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in Rice Lake
Performers take two of the three places.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
John G. Blystone
1892–19381892–1938; American film director
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Through the years
When Rice Lake’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Rice Lake is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 1.9 times as common.
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 Rice Lake
The other 13 span the years 1881 to 1990.
Jason Rae
born 1986Democratic National Committee member from the state of Wisconsin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rice Lake 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 (7)
- Dick Lane: United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ellenson: FCBQ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Blystone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Olsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Foster Friess: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Rae: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Dietz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons