#1Film, TV & Stage
Jay Leggett
1963–2013American actor, improvisational comedian, producer, director, screenwriter
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Famous people · Tomahawk
Jay Leggett tops a list of 7 famous people born in Tomahawk
Jay Leggett is the best known, with articles in 11 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 6 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Carl R. Eklund, born in 1909, the newest to Mary Czaja, born in 1963. Only 111 of the 642 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Jay Leggett
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Carl R. Eklund
Youngest
1963
Mary Czaja
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Tomahawk’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Tomahawk’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 3 births.
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Born in Tomahawk
Jay Leggett, Mike Webster and Carl R. Eklund are written about in 11, 11 and 9 languages.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tomahawk 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)
- Jay Leggett: Andrew Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Webster: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl R. Eklund: Cyristhelad, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Claerbaut: Kam012069, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons