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Famous people · Spencer
2 famous people were born in Spencer
Tyler Dennett, the American historian, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The only other name is the American football player Ted Fritsch. Across the town line, Marshfield lists 18, Andrew Rock first. The oldest name on the list belongs to Tyler Dennett, born in 1883, the newest to Ted Fritsch, born in 1920.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Tyler Dennett
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Tyler Dennett
Youngest
1920
Ted Fritsch
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Spencer
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What Spencer is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spencer 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 (1)
- Ted Fritsch: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons