EJ#1
Famous people · Waupun
Most of the 11 famous people born in Waupun came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Most widely known is Emory Richard Johnson, the American economist, with articles in 6 languages. The oldest name on the list belongs to T. B. Sumner, born in 1857, the newest to Marcus Domask, born in 2000. For every 10,000 residents the town has 9.8, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 663 towns in Wisconsin with famous people list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Emory Richard Johnson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
T. B. Sumner
Youngest
2000
Marcus Domask
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Waupun
Counted by languages, Emory Richard Johnson is ahead of Oliver Smith and John van Hengel: 6, 6 and 5.
OS#2
JH#3
Through the years
When Waupun’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1860s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSportsScience & MedicineNotableMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Waupun is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.3 times.
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 Waupun
Another 8, the earliest born in 1857.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Waupun?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Waupun’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Chester has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waupun 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)
- Harriet Ware: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. B. Sumner: Rogers, A. D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David F. Simpson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Weimer Davison: Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy, publisher. Seemann & Peters (Saginaw, MI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons