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Famous people · Martinsville
Martinsville is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Catherine Caro, the field hockey player, with an article in one language. The list has one more: the American businesswoman Geraldine Laybourne. Bound Brook’s list, next door, has 11 names, Jeffrey Chiesa first among them. The earliest on the list is Geraldine Laybourne, born in 1947, and the youngest Catherine Caro, born in 1995.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Catherine Caro
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1947
Geraldine Laybourne
Youngest
1995
Catherine Caro
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Martinsville
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Known for
What Martinsville is known for
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Around it, Bound Brook has the most people on record, 11 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Martinsville 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)
- Jeffrey Chiesa: Joy Holder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Murphy: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Mohler: myuzeme, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons