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Writing & Arts
Mabel Pugh
1891–1986American painter, printmaker, illustrator and teacher
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Famous people · Morrisville
3 famous people were born in Morrisville
With articles in 4 languages, Mabel Pugh is the most widely known. Vic Sorrell, the American baseball player and coach, comes second, with David Ray Boggs third. Of the bordering towns, Durham has the longest list: 23, with Fred Brooks at the top. Births span 1891 to 1943, from Mabel Pugh to David Ray Boggs.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Mabel Pugh
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Mabel Pugh
Youngest
1943
David Ray Boggs
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Morrisville
Counted by languages, Mabel Pugh is ahead of Vic Sorrell and David Ray Boggs: 4, 2 and 1.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Durham, with 23.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morrisville 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)
- Vic Sorrell: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Brooks: Copyright owned by SD&M (www.sdm.de), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Curzan: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons