#1Famous people · Monmouth
Most of the 20 famous people born in Monmouth came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Articles in 44 languages make the American lawman Wyatt Earp the best known. Second place goes to the American ichthyologist Rosa Smith Eigenmann, third to Blake Schilb. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 23.3 for every 10,000 residents. Only 59 of the 754 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Wyatt Earp
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
William Young
Youngest
1983
Blake Schilb
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Monmouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Monmouth
Counted by languages, Wyatt Earp is ahead of Rosa Smith Eigenmann and Blake Schilb: 44, 20 and 14.
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#3Through the years
When Monmouth’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableMilitaryMusicWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
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What Monmouth is known for
Share of Monmouth’s famous people in each field.
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A further 17 follow, born between 1847 and 1964.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monmouth 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 (8)
- Wyatt Earp: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosa Smith Eigenmann: B.R. Strauss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Schilb: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Diggs: The Crisis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James R. Carpenter: James R. Carpenter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie MacDill: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert T. McLoskey: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walton R. Sexton: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons