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Will Butcher
born 1995American professional ice hockey defenceman
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Famous people · Sun Prairie
From 1850 to 1995, Sun Prairie was the birthplace of 5 famous people
The best known is the American professional ice hockey defenceman Will Butcher, with articles in 13 languages. Second place goes to the American painter Ida O'Keeffe, third to Nathan Haseleu. The largest group, 3, was born since 1970. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Will Butcher
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
Ellen Clara Sabin
Youngest
1995
Will Butcher
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Sun Prairie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sun Prairie’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 2 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Sun Prairie
By how many languages cover them, Will Butcher comes first (13), then Ida O'Keeffe (3) and Nathan Haseleu (3).
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What Sun Prairie is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 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 Sun Prairie
Another 2, the earliest born in 1850.
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The most names next door are in Cottage Grove: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sun Prairie 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 (6)
- Ida O'Keeffe: Alfred Stieglitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Haseleu: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Kluever: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Clara Sabin: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Vetter: _becaro_, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Nelson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons