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Famous people · Weyauwega

4 famous people were born in Weyauwega

Most widely known is Lyman E. Barnes, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Benjamin P. Birdsall and George de Rue Meiklejohn follow. From Lyman E. Barnes in 1855 to Olin B. Lewis in 1861, the births cover 6 years. Leaders make up the largest group, 4 of them.

#1 best knownLyman E. BarnesPolitics & Law · 1855–1904
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Lyman E. Barnes
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
Lyman E. Barnes
Youngest
1861
Olin B. Lewis
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known

Born in Weyauwega

All three are leaders.

Lyman E. Barnes#1
Politics & Law

Lyman E. Barnes

1855–1904

American politician

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Benjamin P. Birdsall#2
Politics & Law

Benjamin P. Birdsall

1858–1917

American politician

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
George de Rue Meiklejohn#3
Politics & Law

George de Rue Meiklejohn

1857–1929

American politician

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Through the years

When Weyauwega’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Olin B. LewisLyman E. Barnes
Politics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Weyauwega

1 more, best known first.

Olin B. Lewis

Olin B. Lewis

1861–1936

American lawyer and politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weyauwega 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 (4)
  • Lyman E. Barnes: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Benjamin P. Birdsall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • George de Rue Meiklejohn: Sigma Chi Fraternity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Olin B. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons