NW#1
Sports
Neil Walker
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Verona
4 famous people come from Verona, Neil Walker the best known
Neil Walker is the best known, with articles in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are Jamie King and Derek Stanley. For every 10,000 residents the town has 15.5, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there. The list runs from Thomas A. Stewart, born in 1849, to Derek Stanley, born in 1985.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Neil Walker
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Thomas A. Stewart
Youngest
1985
Derek Stanley
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Verona
Three names lead: Neil Walker (13 languages), Jamie King (11) and Derek Stanley (2).
JK#2
Film, TV & Stage
Jamie King
born 1972American director, choreographer, writer
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Verona’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Verona is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 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 Verona
1 more, best known first.
A chosen home
Also called Verona home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Verona, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Madison, at 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Verona 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 (8)
- Derek Stanley: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas A. Stewart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey FitzRandolph: UweFan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Heckendorn: Maxamegalon2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bardeen: Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Kruger Hamilton: Pauline Kruger Hamilton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert M. La Follette: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Donald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons