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Famous people · Louisville
The 2 famous people born in Louisville, led by Patrick Martin
Most widely known is Patrick Martin, the bobsledder, with articles in 15 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Robert S. Murphy. Over the border in Massena, 13 names are on record, led by Jim Deshaies. Robert S. Murphy (1861) and Patrick Martin (1923) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Patrick Martin
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Robert S. Murphy
Youngest
1923
Patrick Martin
The best known
Born in Louisville
#2Known for
What Louisville is known for
1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Massena, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Louisville 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 (4)
- Robert S. Murphy: Photographer not indicated in source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Deshaies: thotfulspot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Ricalton: James Ricalton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons