#1Famous people · Washburn
Paul Hamm tops a list of 3 famous people born in Washburn
Most widely known is Paul Hamm, the American artistic gymnast, with articles in 25 languages. Morgan Hamm and Vic C. Wallin follow. Born in 1899, Vic C. Wallin is the first name on record, and Morgan Hamm, born in 1982, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Paul Hamm
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Vic C. Wallin
Youngest
1982
Morgan Hamm
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Washburn
The three are covered in 25, 16 and 1 languages: Paul Hamm, Morgan Hamm and Vic C. Wallin.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washburn 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)
- Paul Hamm: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon D. Bolick/Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Hamm: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons