#1Military
Ben Hebard Fuller
1870–1937United States Marine Corps Commandant
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Famous people · Big Rapids
Writers and artists stand out among the 16 famous people born in Big Rapids
Ben Hebard Fuller, the united States Marine Corps commandant, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Chris Gore and Clint Hurdle. Born in 1870, Ben Hebard Fuller is the first name on record, and Neil A'asa, born in 1988, the most recent. Half or more of the towns in Michigan have no one on record, but this one has 18.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Ben Hebard Fuller
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Ben Hebard Fuller
Youngest
1988
Neil A'asa
Most common field
Sports
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What stands out about Big Rapids’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Big Rapids is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 3.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Big Rapids’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1870s, at 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicinePolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Big Rapids
Ben Hebard Fuller, Chris Gore and Clint Hurdle are written about in 7, 7 and 7 languages.
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Everyone else born in Big Rapids
13 more names, born between 1873 and 1988.
Arthur Loveless
1873–1971American architect, active in Washington state, U.S.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Rapids 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 (6)
- Ben Hebard Fuller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Gore: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Hurdle: Johnmaxmena2, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daisy Tapley: Unk., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irene Osgood Andrews: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Loveless: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons