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

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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.

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Showing 29 of 414 notable people

0016 PHYSICIST

Russell Targ

Born 1934

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0023 ACTOR

Ben Carruthers

1936 - 1983

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0030 BASEBALL

Bob Turley

1930 - 2013

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0042 BASEBALL

Wes Parker

Born 1939

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0043 PHILOSOPHER

Louis Pojman

1935 - 2005

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0051 MINISTER

Bill Gothard

Born 1934

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0067 PRODUCTION DESIGNER

George Gaines (set decorator)

1933 - 1986

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0112 WRITER

Robert Siegel (author)

1939 - 2012

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0117 ACTOR

Bambi Allen

1938 - 1973

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0127 FILM

Andrew J. Kuehn

1937 - 2004

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0152 CHAPLAIN

Daniel Coughlin

Born 1934

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0172 ACTOR

David Holliday

1932 - 1999

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0193 SOCIOLOGY

Lois B. DeFleur

Born 1936

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0202 GENETICIST

John C. DeFries

Born 1934

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0206 MISSING

James Fisher (president)

Born 1931

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0221 ACTOR

I.M. Hobson

1935 - 2003

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0224 NOVELIST

Dennis Schmidt (author)

1939 - 2003

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0226 CARTOONIST

George Metzger

Born 1939

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0232 POLITICIAN

Chuck Riley (politician)

Born 1939

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0253 LAWYER

Jerome Gilson

Born 1931

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0262 MUSIC

Jim Boggio

1939 - 1996

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0265 ACTOR

Bobby Lauher

1930 - 1973

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0297 ADMIRAL

Lyle F. Bull

1938 - 2018

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0313 ARTIST

Jim Fletcher

1930 - 2004

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0329 BUSINESS

John V. Shields

1932 - 2014

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0340 BASKET

Tom Jorgensen

1935 - 2013

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0355 DIPLOMAT

E. Allan Wendt

Born 1935

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0360 BASKET

James Skala

Born 1930

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0411 CHEMIST

Joan C. Sherman

Born 1932

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