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Famous people · Francesville

Francesville is the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the American politician Douglas Gutwein, covered in 4 languages. The American businessman Linious McGee ranks second, ahead of Helen B. Schleman. Douglas Gutwein, born in 1948, is the youngest, and Linious McGee, born in 1897, the first on record. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Douglas Gutwein
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Linious McGee
Youngest
1948
Douglas Gutwein
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known

Born in Francesville

Languages with an article: 4 for Douglas Gutwein, 2 for Linious McGee, 1 for Helen B. Schleman.

DG#1
Politics & Law

Douglas Gutwein

1948–2023

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LM#2
Business

Linious McGee

1897–1988

American businessman

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HS#3
Writing & Arts

Helen B. Schleman

1902–1992

Indiana author 1902-

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Francesville 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.