#1Famous people · Marysville
11 famous people come from Marysville, Moondog the best known
Most widely known is Moondog, the American composer, with articles in 23 languages. Michael McClure and Ralph Nelson Elliott follow. In the age of mills and railroads, 5 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Ralph Nelson Elliott, born in 1871, to Tamara Ryan, born in 1986.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Moondog
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Ralph Nelson Elliott
Youngest
1986
Tamara Ryan
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Marysville
Ranked by languages covered: Moondog with 23, then Michael McClure with 17 and Ralph Nelson Elliott with 16.
#1
#2RE#3
Through the years
When Marysville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawSportsMusicWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Marysville is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 3 people.
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 Marysville
Of the other 8, 3 are leaders.
Kenneth W. Dam
1932–2022United States Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury from 2001 to 2003
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Marysville?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Marysville’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marysville 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 (7)
- Moondog: HAL-Guandu, CC BY 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael McClure: Onehandclapping, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth W. Dam: James Tourtellotte, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Duensing: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merrell Q. Sharpe: State of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iris Calderhead: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Arnold: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Photo Division [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons