#1Science & Medicine
Sallie W. Chisholm
born 1947American oceanographer, marine biologist
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Famous people · Marquette
Writers and artists stand out among the 23 famous people born in Marquette
With articles in 19 languages, Sallie W. Chisholm is the most widely known. The largest group, 12, was born between 1920 and 1969. 4 of them were born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 10.8, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Sallie W. Chisholm
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Carroll Watson Rankin
Youngest
1990
Justin Florek
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Marquette’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Marquette is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.
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 Marquette’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotableFilm, TV & StageMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Marquette
Sallie W. Chisholm has articles in 19 languages, John Lautner in 15 and Weldon Olson in 12.
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Everyone else born in Marquette
20 more, 5 of them athletes.
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A chosen home
Also called Marquette home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Marquette, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marquette 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)
- Sallie W. Chisholm: National Science Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred V. Kidder: National Park Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy A. Young: Commercial West magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Marcotte: Roxanne King, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Bordick: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert William Davis: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Francis Doerfler: Billertl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons