#1Politics & Law
Martin V. Montgomery
1840–1898United States federal judge
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Famous people · Eaton Rapids
6 famous people from Eaton Rapids, many of them leaders
The best known is the united States federal judge Martin V. Montgomery, with articles in 3 languages. 3 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Martin V. Montgomery (1840) and Bobby Body (1974) mark the two ends of the list. Only 108 of the 502 towns in Michigan with anyone on record list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Martin V. Montgomery
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Martin V. Montgomery
Youngest
1974
Bobby Body
Most common field
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4 people
What stands out about Eaton Rapids’ famous people
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What Eaton Rapids is known for
Eaton Rapids has 3.2× the usual share of leaders.
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 Eaton Rapids’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1840s, with 3 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Eaton Rapids
The three are covered in 3, 3 and 2 languages: Martin V. Montgomery, Robert Morris Montgomery and Mike Nofs.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eaton 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 (4)
- Martin V. Montgomery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Morris Montgomery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Nofs: Brian Rawson-Ketchum from Springfield, MI, US, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melville Madison Bigelow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons