#1Famous people · Stevens Point
Stevens Point counts 29 famous people, first among them Peter Weller
At the top of the list is the American actor Peter Weller, covered in 42 languages. Second place goes to the American swimmer Garrett Weber-Gale, third to Suzy Favor Hamilton. 12 were born in 1970 or later. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 11.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Peter Weller
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
John Kostuck
Youngest
1994
Ryan Ramczyk
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Stevens Point’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Stevens Point’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 5 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Stevens Point
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Sports
Suzy Favor Hamilton
born 1968American middle-distance runner, former escort and mental health activist
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Known for
What Stevens Point is known for
Stevens Point has 1.5× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Stevens Point
Here are 26 more, born from 1892 to 1994.
Peggy Rajski
born 1953American film producer, film director and university lecturer
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James P. Pfiffner
born 1946American political scientist and legal scholar
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Nearby, Plover has the most on record, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stevens Point 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 (16)
- Peter Weller: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Weber-Gale: Nicole from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Favor Hamilton: Sargossa, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janel McCarville: SusanLesch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Hodgson: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Ramczyk: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Provisor: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Holland: Dave Morton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Miller: La imagen de la fotografía fue donada por la familia para el proceso de beatificación., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbie Betinis: Abbie Betinis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arden Eversmeyer: Kewing1950, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Lassa: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry McCurdy: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kostuck: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Molepske: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Pavelski: Ivan Makarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons