#1Business
Frederick W. Smith
1944–2025American business magnate, founder of FedEx
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Famous people · Marks
Frederick W. Smith tops a list of 5 famous people born in Marks
Best known of all is Frederick W. Smith, written about in 17 languages. Second place goes to the American football player Larry Garron, third to Carolyn Stanford Taylor. The oldest name on the list belongs to Larry Garron, born in 1937, the newest to Dawn H. Beam, born in 1964. 3 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Frederick W. Smith
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1937
Larry Garron
Youngest
1964
Dawn H. Beam
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Marks
The three are covered in 17, 4 and 2 languages: Frederick W. Smith, Larry Garron and Carolyn Stanford Taylor.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marks 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)
- Frederick W. Smith: DHSgov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Stanford Taylor: Lisacheese, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons