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Famous people · Fort Apache

4 famous people were born in Fort Apache

The best known is the American actress Marie Nordstrom, with articles in 5 languages. Walter L. Reed and Cortlandt Parker follow. 3 of them are soldiers and sailors, more than in any other field. The earliest on the list is Frank B. Upham, born in 1872, and the youngest Walter L. Reed, born in 1891.

#1 best knownMarie NordstromFilm, TV & Stage · 1886–1979
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Marie Nordstrom
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Frank B. Upham
Youngest
1891
Walter L. Reed
Most common field
Military
3 people
The best known

Born in Fort Apache

Marie Nordstrom leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Walter L. Reed (5) and Cortlandt Parker (3).

Marie Nordstrom#1
Film, TV & Stage

Marie Nordstrom

1886–1979

American actress

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Walter L. Reed#2
Military

Walter L. Reed

1891–1956

Career United States Army officer

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Cortlandt Parker#3
Military

Cortlandt Parker

1884–1960

American Army general

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Fort Apache’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1880s, at 2.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Marie NordstromFrank B. UphamWalter L. Reed
MilitaryFilm, TV & Stage

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

Known for

What Fort Apache is known for

Fort Apache has 21.1× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.

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 Fort Apache

1 more, best known first.

Frank B. Upham

Frank B. Upham

1872–1939

United States Navy admiral and Navy Cross recipient

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Of the towns nearby, only Whiteriver has a name on its list.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Apache 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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