NW#1
Sports
Neil Walker
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
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Famous people · Verona
The 4 famous people born in Verona, led by Neil Walker
Neil Walker is the best known, with articles in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are Jamie King and Derek Stanley. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.6, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there.
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
Languages with an article: 13 for Neil Walker, 11 for Jamie King, 2 for Derek Stanley.
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
More were born in the 1970s than in any other 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
Share of Verona’s famous people in each field.
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
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Casey FitzRandolph.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Madison lists the most people: 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 (5)
- 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