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Famous people · Waynesville
Waynesville, birthplace of the American chemist Carl Shipp Marvel
Carl Shipp Marvel, the American chemist, was born in 1894. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 8 languages have an article about them. Across Illinois, 773 towns list someone born there.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
Carl Shipp Marvel
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Carl Shipp Marvel
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Waynesville
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waynesville 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.