#1Famous people · Sheboygan
38 famous people were born in Sheboygan, more of them business people than in most towns
Most widely known is Jackie Mason, the American comedian, with articles in 27 languages. Second place goes to the food engineer and author Edward Elmer Smith, third to Sam Dekker. The largest group, 22, was born between 1920 and 1969. Over 128 years of births, the list goes from George Raab (1866) to Sam Dekker (1994).
Born here
38
notable people
Best known
Jackie Mason
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
George Raab
Youngest
1994
Sam Dekker
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Sheboygan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Sheboygan is known for
Compared with the usual town, business people are the most over-represented field, at 5.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Sheboygan
First, Jackie Mason (27 languages), then Edward Elmer Smith (26) and Sam Dekker (20).
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#2Science & Medicine
Edward Elmer Smith
1890–1965Food engineer and author
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#3Through the years
When Sheboygan’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 7.
SportsWriting & ArtsBusinessPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableMusic
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Sheboygan
35 more names, born between 1866 and 1988.
George Raab
1866–1943Born 26 February 1866, in Sheboygan (Wisconsin); died 24 September 1943. American, Painter. Portraits, landscapes.
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Rudy Turk
1927–2007Artist, historian, Director of the Art Museum at Arizona State University
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Louis A. Toepfer
1930–2000NotableWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Sheboygan home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Sheboygan, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Kohler lists the most people: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sheboygan 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 (8)
- Jackie Mason: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Elmer Smith: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Dekker: FCBQ, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Lau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Matzdorf: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Majerus: Marquette University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter J. Kohler Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Leitch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons