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Famous people · Fenton

Fenton’s famous people span 101 years: 5 births from 1893 to 1994

The best known is the American racing cyclist Marianne Martin, with articles in 6 languages. Second place goes to the American audio engineer Charles Crawford Davis, third to Art Stolkey. 3 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.2, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there.

#1 best knownMarianne MartinSports · born 1957
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Marianne Martin
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Charles Crawford Davis
Youngest
1994
Kenny Allen
Most common field
Sports
4 people

What stands out about Fenton’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Fenton’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1950s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Ron RolstonKenny Allen
SportsScience & Medicine

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

The best known

Born in Fenton

Two of the three are athletes.

Marianne Martin#1
Sports

Marianne Martin

born 1957

American racing cyclist

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CD#2
Science & Medicine

Charles Crawford Davis

1893–1966

American audio engineer

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AS#3
Sports

Art Stolkey

1920–2013

American basketball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Fenton is known for

Fenton has 2.3× the usual share of athletes.

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 Fenton

2 more names, born between 1966 and 1994.

Ron Rolston

Ron Rolston

born 1966

American ice hockey player and coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fenton 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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