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Famous people · Somerset
Somerset is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Sam Lofquist, the American ice hockey player, with articles in 5 languages. The other is Michael Schachtner, the American basketball player. From Michael Schachtner to Sam Lofquist, the births on the list run from 1986 to 1990. Next door, the list for Stillwater holds 29, Denis McDonough first.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Sam Lofquist
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1986
Michael Schachtner
Youngest
1990
Sam Lofquist
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Somerset
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Of the towns around it, Stillwater has the most on record: 29.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Somerset 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 (3)
- Denis McDonough: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Butch Thompson: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Witzmann: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons