#1Famous people · Miles City
Miles City counts 21 famous people, first among them Maurice Hilleman
The best known is the American vaccinologist Maurice Hilleman, with articles in 36 languages. For every 10,000 residents the town has 25, while at least half the towns in Montana list nobody born there. The largest group, 9, was born between 1920 and 1969. Fewer than a quarter of the 96 towns in Montana with famous people list more.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Maurice Hilleman
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Merle Greene Robertson
Youngest
1993
Caleb Frare
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Miles City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Miles City’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 6 births.
Politics & LawNotableSportsFaithWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Miles City
Maurice Hilleman, Merle Greene Robertson and Stephen Jay Berg are written about in 36, 12 and 10 languages.
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Faith
Stephen Jay Berg
born 1951Fifth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Miles City is known for
Miles City has 1.4× the usual share of leaders.
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Everyone else born in Miles City
The other 18 span the years 1913 to 1993.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Miles City 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)
- Maurice Hilleman: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merle Greene Robertson: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Frare: Bryan Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons