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Famous people · Girard

Girard is the birthplace of 7 famous people

Articles in 9 languages make the American actor Dennis Hayden the best known. Anna Marcet Haldeman is second and Edythe Baker third. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969. Only 48 of the 306 towns in Kansas with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownDennis HaydenFilm, TV & Stage · born 1952
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Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Dennis Hayden
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Charles A. Holland
Youngest
1952
Dennis Hayden
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Girard

Languages with an article: 9 for Dennis Hayden, 6 for Anna Marcet Haldeman, 4 for Edythe Baker.

Dennis Hayden#1
Film, TV & Stage

Dennis Hayden

born 1952

American actor

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Anna Marcet Haldeman#2
Writing & Arts

Anna Marcet Haldeman

1887–1941

United States feminist, playwright, editor, author, and bank president.

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Edythe Baker#3
Music

Edythe Baker

1899–1971

American boogie-woogie pianist

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Girard’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 2 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Charles A. HollandEdythe BakerRon KramerDennis Hayden
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusic

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Girard is known for

2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Girard

4 more, from 1872 to 1935.

Ron Kramer

Ron Kramer

1935–2010

American basketball player, gridiron football player and athletics competitor

JW

Jack D. Walker

1922–2005

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Charles A. Holland

Charles A. Holland

1872–1940

American sportsperson and politician

GB

Gus Bogina

1927–2023

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Girard 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.

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