#1Famous people · Marion
Marion has just one famous person to its name: Oscar Lee Gray
The American politician Oscar Lee Gray was born in 1865. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 5 languages. The nearest list is next door in Meridian: 68 names, starting with Hayley Williams.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Oscar Lee Gray
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Oscar Lee Gray
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Marion
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marion 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 (2)
- Oscar Lee Gray: Albert Burton Moore, author. The American Historical Society (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayley Williams: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons