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Maryanne Amacher
1938–2009American composer and installation artist
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Famous people · Kane
Maryanne Amacher tops a list of 7 famous people born in Kane
Most widely known is Maryanne Amacher, the American composer and installation artist, with articles in 16 languages. The united States Air Force general Clayton Bissell ranks second, ahead of Joy Flowers Conti. 5 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 19.8, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Maryanne Amacher
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Clayton Bissell
Youngest
1948
Joy Flowers Conti
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Kane
Maryanne Amacher has articles in 16 languages, Clayton Bissell in 4 and Joy Flowers Conti in 4.
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When Kane’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 2 births.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kane 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)
- Maryanne Amacher: Sascha Pohflepp, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton Bissell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joy Flowers Conti: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Host: Department of Labor. Office of Public Affairs. Division of Audiovisual Communications. ca. 1992- (Most Recent), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sherrod: National Agricultural Library (U.S.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons