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Famous people · Madras

River Phoenix tops a list of 3 famous people born in Madras

With articles in 61 languages, River Phoenix is the most widely known. Second place goes to the American baseball player Jacoby Ellsbury, third to George M. Campbell. Half or more of the towns in Oregon have no one on record, but this one has 3.9 for every 10,000 residents. Over 76 years of births, the list goes from George M. Campbell (1907) to Jacoby Ellsbury (1983).

#1 best knownRiver PhoenixFilm, TV & Stage · 1970–1993
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3
notable people
Best known
River Phoenix
in 61 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
George M. Campbell
Youngest
1983
Jacoby Ellsbury
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people

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★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Madras

River Phoenix leads with articles in 61 languages, ahead of Jacoby Ellsbury (15) and George M. Campbell (3).

River Phoenix#1
Film, TV & Stage

River Phoenix

1970–1993

American actor and musician (1970–2026

61 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Jacoby Ellsbury#2
Sports

Jacoby Ellsbury

born 1983

American baseball player

15 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GC#3
Military

George M. Campbell

1907–1942

United States Navy Navy Cross recipient

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madras 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.

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