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Will Butcher
born 1995American professional ice hockey defenceman
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Famous people · Sun Prairie
The 5 famous people born in Sun Prairie, led by Will Butcher
Most widely known is Will Butcher, the American professional ice hockey defenceman, with articles in 13 languages. The American painter Ida O'Keeffe ranks second, ahead of Nathan Haseleu. More than half were born since 1970, 3 in all. Ellen Clara Sabin (1850) and Will Butcher (1995) mark the two ends of the list.
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
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Sun Prairie is known for
Sun Prairie has 1.7× the usual share of athletes.
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
A further 2 follow, born between 1850 and 1978.
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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
- John Bardeen: Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Nelson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons