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Famous people · Sturgeon Bay
8 famous people were born in Sturgeon Bay
The best known is the American philanthropist Arthur G. Hansen, with articles in 3 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. 2 were born in 1970 or later. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 8.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Arthur G. Hansen
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Eddie Cochems
Youngest
1978
Victoria Vox
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Sturgeon Bay
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Through the years
When Sturgeon Bay’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 2 births.
SportsBusinessWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sturgeon Bay is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 3 people.
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 Sturgeon Bay
Another 5, 2 of them writers and artists.
Robert C. Bassett
1911–2000American newspaper publisher, lawyer and presidential advisor
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A chosen home
Also called Sturgeon Bay home
Born elsewhere, Pat MacDonald lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sturgeon Bay 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 (4)
- Casey Rabach: flickr user dbking, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Cochems: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Vox: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat MacDonald: Aeionic, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons