#1Famous people · Morris
The 14 famous people born in Morris, led by Walter M. Pierce
Most widely known is Walter M. Pierce, the American politician, with articles in 10 languages. Albert Kingsbury, the American engineer and inventor, comes second, with Harvey A. Carr third. 4 of them are leaders, more than in any other field. From Walter M. Pierce to Zach Petrick, the births on the list run from 1861 to 1989.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Walter M. Pierce
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Walter M. Pierce
Youngest
1989
Zach Petrick
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Morris’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Morris’s famous people were born
The 1860s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineSportsWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Morris
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Albert Kingsbury
1863–1943American engineer and inventor
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HC#3
Known for
What Morris is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 3.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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A chosen home
Also called Morris home
Born elsewhere, Sue Rezin lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morris 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)
- Walter M. Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Kingsbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Bartlett Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Petrick: Minda Haas on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Fahey: Healthy Democracy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric J. Magnuson: Appraiser (William Wesen)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Holderman: JGHowes, cropped version of source file; correct tilt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Rezin: Nuclear Regulatory Commission from US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons