#1Famous people · Whitehall
Whitehall is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Callista Gingrich is the best known, with articles in 18 languages. Second and third on the list are John Bethune Melby and Kathy Charmaz. From Archie Webb to Callista Gingrich, the births on the list run from 1881 to 1966. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Callista Gingrich
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Archie Webb
Youngest
1966
Callista Gingrich
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Whitehall
Callista Gingrich, John Bethune Melby and Kathy Charmaz are written about in 18, 3 and 3 languages.
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Through the years
When Whitehall’s famous people were born
Most were born between 1920 and 1969 (3); the busiest decade is the 1960s (1).
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Whitehall is known for
Share of Whitehall’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 Whitehall
1 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Independence, at 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitehall 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)
- Callista Gingrich: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Webb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons