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Famous people · Morenci

6 famous people call Morenci their birthplace

The best known is the American anthropologist Lorna Marshall, with articles in 6 languages. The next two names are Ettore DeGrazia and Joe Maese. 3 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Over 80 years of births, the list goes from Lorna Marshall (1898) to Joe Maese (1978).

#2 best knownEttore DeGraziaWriting & Arts · 1909–1982
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Lorna Marshall
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Lorna Marshall
Youngest
1978
Joe Maese
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Morenci

By how many languages cover them, Lorna Marshall comes first (6), then Ettore DeGrazia (5) and Joe Maese (4).

LM#1
Notable

Lorna Marshall

1898–2002

American anthropologist

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Ettore DeGrazia#2
Writing & Arts

Ettore DeGrazia

1909–1982

American artist, painter

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JM#3
Sports

Joe Maese

born 1978

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Morenci’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1890s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Ettore DeGrazia
Writing & ArtsSportsNotableFilm, TV & Stage

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

Known for

What Morenci is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.

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 Morenci

Another 3, the earliest born in 1914.

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Christine McHorse

1948–2021

Ceramics artist of Navajo descent

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
MP

Manuel Perez

1914–1981

Mexican American animator and animation director

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morenci 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 (1)
  • Ettore DeGrazia: DeGrazia Foundation, Reggie Russell, Buehman, Dick Frontain, Thomas Galvin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons