#1Famous people · St. Croix Falls
St. Croix Falls’ famous people span 123 years: 5 births from 1847 to 1970
Most widely known is James Breck Perkins, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Close behind are Hugh P. Baker and Vernon A. Forbes. James Breck Perkins was born in 1847. Only 157 of the 681 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
James Breck Perkins
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
James Breck Perkins
Youngest
1970
Duke Tucker
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in St. Croix Falls
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1HB#2
Science & Medicine
Hugh P. Baker
1878–1950American academic administrator
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Vernon A. Forbes
1883–1918American attorney and politician
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When St. Croix Falls’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1840s, at 1.
Politics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What St. Croix Falls is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.8 times.
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 St. Croix Falls
Of the other 2, 2 are leaders.
No one matches both filters.
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Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Croix Falls 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)
- James Breck Perkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon A. Forbes: Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustav Stickley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons