#1Famous people · Stoughton
Most of the 13 famous people born in Stoughton came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Articles in 57 languages make the American scientist William P. Murphy the best known. Second and third on the list are Andrew Rein and John E. Erickson. 4 of them are leaders, more than in any other field. Only 57 of the 669 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
William P. Murphy
in 57 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
John McCarthy
Youngest
1958
Andrew Rein
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Stoughton’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Stoughton
Languages with an article: 57 for William P. Murphy, 15 for Andrew Rein, 13 for John E. Erickson.
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#3Politics & Law
John E. Erickson
1863–1946American governor of Montana
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Through the years
When Stoughton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Stoughton is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 times.
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 Stoughton
The other 10 span the years 1857 to 1945.
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The longest list nearby is Dunkirk’s, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stoughton 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 (9)
- William P. Murphy: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Erickson: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Homme: Renzoy16, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John McCarthy: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Wise Zwicker: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Johnson: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas A. Loftus: US Embassy Oslo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Giles Ruddy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Halvor Steenerson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons