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Politics & Law
Fay Moulton
1876–1945Athletics and American football competitor
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Famous people · Marion
7 famous people come from Marion, Fay Moulton the best known
Most widely known is Fay Moulton, the athletics and American football competitor, with articles in 13 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 6 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Fay Moulton, born in 1876, and the youngest Beverly Hoch, born in 1951. Fewer than a quarter of the 295 towns in Kansas with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Fay Moulton
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Fay Moulton
Youngest
1951
Beverly Hoch
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Marion
Languages with an article: 13 for Fay Moulton, 8 for Randolph Carpenter, 7 for Homer Hoch.
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When Marion’s famous people were born
The 1870s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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What Marion is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marion 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 (3)
- Randolph Carpenter: Mrs. John H. Alexander, Mrs. Elbert R. Dean, compilers and publishers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Hoch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Faust: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons