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Famous people · Fayette City

Fayette City is the birthplace of 4 famous people

Articles in 3 languages make the American baseball player Jim Russell the best known. Albert Rasco is second and Robert S. Frazer third. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them. Over 83 years of births, the list goes from Robert S. Frazer (1849) to Catherine R. Gira (1932).

Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jim Russell
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Robert S. Frazer
Youngest
1932
Catherine R. Gira
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Fayette City

Counted by languages, Jim Russell is ahead of Albert Rasco and Robert S. Frazer: 3, 2 and 2.

JR#1
Sports

Jim Russell

1918–1987

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AR#2
Politics & Law

Albert Rasco

1925–1989

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RF#3
Politics & Law

Robert S. Frazer

1849–1936

American judge

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Fayette City’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 1 births.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950
Politics & LawSportsNotable

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

Known for

What Fayette City is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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 Fayette City

1 more, best known first.

CG

Catherine R. Gira

1932–2019

American educator

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Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Allenport has the most on record, with 2.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fayette City 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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