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Famous people · Monroe
Monroe is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Harry Billiard, covered in 2 languages. The other is John Johnson, the Member of the Ohio House of Representatives. John Johnson, born in 1937, is the youngest, and Harry Billiard, born in 1883, the first on record. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Harry Billiard
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Harry Billiard
Youngest
1937
John Johnson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Monroe
#2Politics & Law
John Johnson
born 1937Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroe 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 (1)
- John Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons