#1Film, TV & Stage
Christie Brinkley
born 1954American model and actress
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Famous people · Monroe
Performers stand out among the 25 famous people born in Monroe
Most widely known is Christie Brinkley, the American model and actress, with articles in 35 languages. The American politician Elisha P. Ferry ranks second, ahead of Tonya Kinzinger. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 13 in all. Births span 1825 to 1988, from Elisha P. Ferry to Jeff Maddux.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Christie Brinkley
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Elisha P. Ferry
Youngest
1988
Jeff Maddux
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Monroe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Monroe is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
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Through the years
When Monroe’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Monroe
The three are covered in 35, 14 and 10 languages: Christie Brinkley, Elisha P. Ferry and Tonya Kinzinger.
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Everyone else born in Monroe
22 more, best known first.
Alton L. Becker
1932–2011American linguist, professor, and Southeast Asianist
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Horace Thompson Carpenter
1857–1947Illustrator, artist, and art writer; curator
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Also called Monroe home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Monroe, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroe 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)
- Christie Brinkley: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha P. Ferry: Washington State Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Bacon Custer: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Armstrong Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaye Lani Rae Rafko: Tim Kretschmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Seldon Duncanson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons