40.0003° N, 89.2504° W

MOUNT PULASKI

Most Famous People Born in Mount Pulaski, United States

Notable people
414
Peak decade
1900s
Median birth year
1920
Most distinctive
Coach 7.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Mount Pulaski during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1900s with 43 notable births.

What Mount Pulaski Is Known For

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Actor is Mount Pulaski's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (44).

Mount Pulaski over-indexes on coach — 7.0× the global rate.

Mount Pulaski under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Actor44
  2. Politician38
  3. Baseball20
  4. Football20
  5. Basket16
  6. Film11
  7. Singer10
  8. Writer10
  1. Coach67.0×
  2. Producer65.1×
  3. Novelist74.3×
  4. Baseball204.3×
  5. Screenwriter73.9×
  6. Officer93.3×
  7. Basket163.1×
  8. Photographer52.5×
  1. Football200.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Mount Pulaski's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

18001850190019502000
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  • Film & TV
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  • Writing
  • Science
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Showing 33 of 414 notable people

0008 POET

Don Marquis

1878 - 1937

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0032 BASEBALL

Joe McGinnity

1871 - 1929

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0056 GOLF

John Maxwell (golfer)

1871 - 1906

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0077 ACTOR

Margaret McWade

1871 - 1956

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0087 OFFICER

Harris Laning

1873 - 1941

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0096 ACTOR

Caroline Cooke

1875 - 1962

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0098 SPORT

Charles Thias

1879 - 1922

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0118 CINEMA

Harry Hallenberger

1877 - 1954

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0128 POLITICIAN

Victor Heintz

1876 - 1968

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0130 ART DIRECTOR

John DuCasse Schulze

1876 - 1943

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0173 INVENTOR

John Miller (entrepreneur)

1872 - 1941

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0182 POLITICIAN

O. E. Hailey

1870 - 1958

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0240 COACH

Justa Lindgren

1878 - 1951

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0260 AEROSPACE

Earle Ovington

1879 - 1936

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0266 POLITICIAN

John L. Bacon

1878 - 1961

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0283 MINER

John Phillip White

1870 - 1934

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0299 PLAYER

Kreigh Collins

1875 - 1909

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0300 BASEBALL

Fred Cooke

1873 - 1923

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0307 ACTOR

E.P. Evers

1874 - 1945

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0310 BASEBALL

John Sullivan (1900s catcher)

1873 - 1924

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0320 COACH

Franklin D. Arms

1872 - 1913

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0325 NAVY

Ivan Wettengel

1876 - 1935

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0331 OFFICER

Charles Higbee Bridges

1873 - 1948

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0361 POLITICIAN

H. H. Swofford

1873 - 1970

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0372 PLAYER

Richard Carleton (tennis)

1875 - 1939

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0379 BASEBALL

Jimmy Smith (Negro Leagues)

1874 - 1960

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0381 BUSINESS

Joseph Menchen

1878 - 1940

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0384 INVENTOR

Elmer Lovejoy

1872 - 1960

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0385 FOOTBALL

John Wombacher

1876 - 1953

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0386 SPORT

Charles R. Morin

1870 - 1947

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0392 NATURALIST

Charles K. Carpenter

1872 - 1948

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0396 BASEBALL

Lee Fyfe

1879 - 1942

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0406 POLITICIAN

Ed Peirce

1872 - 1947

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