#1Famous people · West Monroe
West Monroe’s famous people span 151 years: 3 births from 1840 to 1991
Most widely known is Tom Murphy, the American baseball player, with articles in 7 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Hadwen Carlton Fuller, third to Newton W. Nutting. Cicero’s list, next door, has 6 names, Matilda Joslyn Gage first among them. The list’s best known name, Tom Murphy, dates from 1991.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Tom Murphy
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Newton W. Nutting
Youngest
1991
Tom Murphy
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in West Monroe
Tom Murphy leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Hadwen Carlton Fuller (4) and Newton W. Nutting (3).
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The fullest list close by belongs to Cicero, with 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Monroe 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 (5)
- Tom Murphy: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hadwen Carlton Fuller: Harris and Ewing, photographers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton W. Nutting: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matilda Joslyn Gage: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Benjamin Prescott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons