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Famous people · Morris

Morris is the birthplace of 4 famous people

The best known is the American football player Bob Reynolds, with articles in 3 languages. Ralph Schilling and Toy Ledbetter follow. Births span 1914 to 1933, from Bob Reynolds to Donna Nigh. The biggest group are athletes: 3.

Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Bob Reynolds
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Bob Reynolds
Youngest
1933
Donna Nigh
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Morris

The three are covered in 3, 2 and 2 languages: Bob Reynolds, Ralph Schilling and Toy Ledbetter.

BR#1
Sports

Bob Reynolds

1914–1994

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RS#2
Sports

Ralph Schilling

1921–1994

American football player and university president

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TL#3
Sports

Toy Ledbetter

1927–1995

American football player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Morris’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 2 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000
SportsNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Morris is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.

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 Morris

1 more, best known first.

DN

Donna Nigh

born 1933

American First Lady of Oklahoma (b. 1933)

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morris 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.