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Famous people · Marshall
From 1864 to 1979, Marshall was the birthplace of 5 famous people
Most widely known is Zachary D. Massey, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Liston B. Ramsey, third to Edward F. Rector. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 3 in all. The biggest group are leaders: 2.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Zachary D. Massey
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Zachary D. Massey
Youngest
1979
Nick McDevitt
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Marshall
Leaders take two of the three places.
#2
#3Through the years
When Marshall’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawMilitaryFilm, TV & StageSports
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 Politics & Law: 2.
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
2 more, from 1943 to 1979.
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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 (3)
- Liston B. Ramsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward F. Rector: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick McDevitt: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons