#1Famous people · Viroqua
Most of the 11 famous people born in Viroqua came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American musician and record producer Butch Vig, covered in 27 languages. The American actor Chris Mulkey ranks second, ahead of Mark C. Lee. 3 of them are leaders, more than in any other field. Fewer than a quarter of the 679 towns in Wisconsin with famous people list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Butch Vig
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
James Gillett
Youngest
1967
Jill Soltau
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Viroqua’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Viroqua’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsSportsMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Viroqua
Three names lead: Butch Vig (27 languages), Chris Mulkey (23) and Mark C. Lee (19).
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What Viroqua is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.3 times as common.
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 Viroqua
8 more, best known first.
Amos Fries
1873–1963Second chief of the United States Army's Chemical Warfare Service
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Loren Oldenburg
born 196521st century American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Nearby, Westby has the most on record, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Viroqua 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 (9)
- Butch Vig: Holywood56, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark C. Lee: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gillett: Bushnell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Fries: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Field: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren Oldenburg: Zachary Mott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Weber: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Bean: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Kraemer: Tevaboi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons