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Ferid Murad
1936–2023American physician and pharmacologist
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Famous people · Whiting
Of the 12 famous people born in Whiting, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American physician and pharmacologist Ferid Murad, with articles in 53 languages. Mary-Lou Daniels, the American tennis player, comes second, with Irene Purcell third. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 7 in all. The first birth on record is Irene Purcell’s, in 1896, and the last Mary-Lou Daniels’, in 1961.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Ferid Murad
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Irene Purcell
Youngest
1961
Mary-Lou Daniels
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Whiting’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Whiting is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Whiting
Ferid Murad has articles in 53 languages, Mary-Lou Daniels in 8 and Irene Purcell in 6.
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When Whiting’s famous people were born
The 1930s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
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Everyone else born in Whiting
9 more, from 1905 to 1933.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whiting 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)
- Ferid Murad: Jeff Dahl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irene Purcell: Sam Hood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Pilarcik: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Funk: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregg Popovich: The Obama White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons