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Famous people · Marshall
Most of the 12 famous people born in Marshall came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American actor Steve Zahn, covered in 68 languages. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names. Only 41 of the 409 towns in Minnesota with anyone on record list more. Half or more of the towns in Minnesota have no one on record, but this one has 8.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Steve Zahn
in 68 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Mally Johnson
Youngest
2000
Trey Lance
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Marshall’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Marshall
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Marshall’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Marshall is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 5.
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 Marshall
Still to come: 9 more, from 1908 to 1978.
Gordon Forbes
1920–2003American politician – Minnesota -House 1951-54 (District 11)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marshall 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 (4)
- Har Mar Superstar: Kingcutie, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mally Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Olson: CandL and Colorcraft, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Garvin: Oklahoma State Legislature, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons