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Business
Marie-France van Heel
born 1970Dutch-born marketing executive
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Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Roslyn
Marie-France van Heel tops a list of 3 famous people born in Roslyn
Marie-France van Heel, the Dutch-Born marketing executive, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Second place goes to the American baseball player Don Hasenmayer, third to Phil Karn. Of the bordering towns, Abington Township has the longest list: 56, with Matthew Fox at the top. Over 48 years of births, the list goes from Don Hasenmayer (1927) to Phil Karn (1975).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Marie-France van Heel
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Don Hasenmayer
Youngest
1975
Phil Karn
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Roslyn
Marie-France van Heel has articles in 10 languages, Don Hasenmayer in 3 and Phil Karn in 3.
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- Matthew Fox: anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons