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Famous people · Flushing

3 famous people call Flushing their birthplace

At the top of the list is the united States federal judge Ralph M. Freeman, covered in 3 languages. Close behind are Edmund G. Love and Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots. Edmund G. Love, born in 1912, is the youngest, and Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots, born in 1843, the first on record. For every 10,000 residents the town has 3.6, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there.

#1 best knownRalph M. FreemanPolitics & Law · 1902–1990
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Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Ralph M. Freeman
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1843
Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots
Youngest
1912
Edmund G. Love
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Flushing

Ralph M. Freeman, Edmund G. Love and Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots are written about in 3, 2 and 1 languages.

Ralph M. Freeman#1
Politics & Law

Ralph M. Freeman

1902–1990

United States federal judge

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EL#2
Writing & Arts

Edmund G. Love

1912–1990

American writer

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots#3
Faith

Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots

1843–1929

American missionary, temperance evangelist

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.

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Also called Flushing home

One more notable person made the town home: Matthew Rettenmund.

Matthew Rettenmund

Matthew Rettenmund

born 1968

American writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Flushing 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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