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Famous people · Marseilles
From 1858 to 1970, Marseilles was the birthplace of 4 famous people
Most widely known is Mary Morello, the American activist, with articles in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Holger Toftoy and Carrie Renfrew. Mary Morello, the best known, was born in 1923. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 9.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Mary Morello
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Carrie Renfrew
Youngest
1970
Doug Bland
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Marseilles
Mary Morello has articles in 7 languages, Holger Toftoy in 3 and Carrie Renfrew in 2.
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#3Through the years
When Marseilles’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 1 births.
Politics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsBusiness
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Known for
What Marseilles is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 1.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marseilles 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 (3)
- Holger Toftoy: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Renfrew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Bland: Iaswdikol, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons