#1Politics & Law
Thomas R. Marshall
1854–1925Vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921
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Famous people · North Manchester
Thomas R. Marshall tops a list of 6 famous people born in North Manchester
Best known of all is Thomas R. Marshall, written about in 58 languages. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The oldest name on the list belongs to Francis Wayland Palmer, born in 1827, the newest to Douglas Frantz, born in 1949. Only 93 of the 424 towns in Indiana with anyone on record list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Thomas R. Marshall
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1827
Francis Wayland Palmer
Youngest
1949
Douglas Frantz
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about North Manchester’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in North Manchester
Counted by languages, Thomas R. Marshall is ahead of Daniel Garber and Francis Wayland Palmer: 58, 11 and 6.
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When North Manchester’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
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What North Manchester is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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The other 3 span the years 1861 to 1949.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Manchester 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 (5)
- Thomas R. Marshall: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Garber: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Wayland Palmer: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Frantz: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Van Studdiford: Book by Johnson Briscoe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons