#1Famous people · Richland Center
Frank Lloyd Wright and 12 more famous people were born in Richland Center
The American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is written about in 179 languages. Raymond Leo Burke, the American Catholic cardinal, comes second, with Lynda Barry third. With 5 leaders, the list holds 1.8 times the share found across U.S. towns. Births span 1862 to 1989, from Otis B. Thayer to Bradie Ewing.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Frank Lloyd Wright
in 179 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
Otis B. Thayer
Youngest
1989
Bradie Ewing
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Richland Center’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Richland Center
Frank Lloyd Wright, Raymond Leo Burke and Lynda Barry are written about in 179, 44 and 11 languages.
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What Richland Center is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Richland Center’s famous people were born
The 1860s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StageNotableBusinessSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Richland Center
Of the other 10, 4 are leaders.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Richland Center home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Richland Center, though born elsewhere.
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Close by, the fullest list is Richland’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richland Center 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 (13)
- Frank Lloyd Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Leo Burke: The original uploader was Geerlingguy at English Wikipedia.. According to his talk page, it was his own work, taken after a seminary graduation ceremony., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynda Barry: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Wallace Thomson: Office of the Governor of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis B. Thayer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Walsh Bradley: Susan Ruggles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada James: Edmonston, Washington, D.C. (Photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Heckendorn: Maxamegalon2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradie Ewing: Melissa Hillier, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Tessmer: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James N. Azim, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Mitchell: Federal Reserve System, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Schultz: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons