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Famous people · Marcus

The 2 famous people born in Marcus, led by Robert E. Smylie

Articles in 10 languages make the American politician and attorney from Idaho Robert E. Smylie the best known. The list has one more: the united States federal judge Donald Eugene O'Brien. From Robert E. Smylie to Donald Eugene O'Brien, the births on the list run from 1914 to 1923. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.

#1 best knownRobert E. SmyliePolitics & Law · 1914–2004
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Robert E. Smylie
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Robert E. Smylie
Youngest
1923
Donald Eugene O'Brien
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Marcus

Robert E. Smylie#1
Politics & Law

Robert E. Smylie

1914–2004

American politician and attorney from Idaho

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Donald Eugene O'Brien#2
Politics & Law

Donald Eugene O'Brien

1923–2015

United States federal judge

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marcus 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 (2)
  • Robert E. Smylie: University of Idaho, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Donald Eugene O'Brien: United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons