AG#1
Business
Anne Nicol Gaylor
1926–2015American atheist and campaigner for abortion rights
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Famous people · Tomah
7 famous people were born in Tomah from 1858 to 2001
Anne Nicol Gaylor is the best known, with articles in 4 languages. The American mechanical engineer Arthur Claude Ruge ranks second, ahead of John Emmet Sheridan. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list’s best known name, Anne Nicol Gaylor, dates from 1926.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Anne Nicol Gaylor
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Frank Augustus Miller
Youngest
2001
Connor Prielipp
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Tomah
Anne Nicol Gaylor leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Arthur Claude Ruge (4) and John Emmet Sheridan (4).
AR#2
Science & Medicine
Arthur Claude Ruge
1905–2000American mechanical engineer
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Tomah’s famous people were born
The 1870s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Tomah is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tomah 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 (2)
- John Emmet Sheridan: John E Sheridan (illustrator), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Augustus Miller: John Brown Jr and James Boyd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons