#1Famous people · Shelbyville
4 famous people were born in Shelbyville
The best known is the American politician Jesse M. Donaldson, with articles in 8 languages. The next two names are Homer W. Hall and Robert Marshall Root. Monte Cater, born in 1924, is the youngest, and Robert Marshall Root, born in 1863, the first on record. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jesse M. Donaldson
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
Robert Marshall Root
Youngest
1924
Monte Cater
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Shelbyville
Jesse M. Donaldson has articles in 8 languages, Homer W. Hall in 5 and Robert Marshall Root in 4.
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#3Through the years
When Shelbyville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1880s, at 1.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Shelbyville is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Shelbyville
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shelbyville 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)
- Jesse M. Donaldson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer W. Hall: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Marshall Root: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons