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Famous people · Douglas

7 famous people were born in Douglas, more of them leaders than in most towns

Harriet Hageman is the best known, with articles in 15 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 6 of them. For every 10,000 residents there are 10.9 on the list, well above the typical Wyoming town’s 5.1. The oldest name on the list belongs to William A. Arnold, born in 1904, the newest to Harriet Hageman, born in 1962.

#1 best knownHarriet HagemanPolitics & Law · born 1962
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7
notable people
Best known
Harriet Hageman
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
William A. Arnold
Youngest
1962
Harriet Hageman
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people

What stands out about Douglas’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Douglas is known for

Douglas has 3.4× the usual share of leaders.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Douglas

Languages with an article: 15 for Harriet Hageman, 10 for David Briggs, 2 for Jim Anderson.

Harriet Hageman#1
Politics & Law

Harriet Hageman

born 1962

United States Representative from Wyoming since 2023

15 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
David Briggs#2
Film, TV & Stage

David Briggs

1944–1995

American record producer

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JA#3
Politics & Law

Jim Anderson

born 1943

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Douglas’s famous people were born

The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000David BriggsHarriet Hageman
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotable

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Douglas

4 more names, born between 1904 and 1960.

SS

Scott Sales

born 1960

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
James Hageman

James Hageman

1930–2006

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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William A. Arnold

1904–2001

American plant physiologist and biophysicist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Douglas 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.

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