#1Famous people · Quincy
5 famous people come from Quincy, Jane Murfin the best known
Articles in 13 languages make the American writer Jane Murfin the best known. Close behind are John Milton Yinger and Harry Gardner. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period. Only 119 of the 502 towns in Michigan with anyone on record list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Jane Murfin
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1843
Smith H. Hastings
Youngest
1977
Jill Dobson
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Quincy
Jane Murfin, John Milton Yinger and Harry Gardner are written about in 13, 6 and 3 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Quincy’s famous people were born
The 1880s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Writing & ArtsNotableSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Quincy is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Everyone else born in Quincy
A further 2 follow, born between 1843 and 1977.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quincy 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 (3)
- Jane Murfin: H.O. Davis / Associated First National Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gardner: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jill Dobson: Johndoe2128, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons