#1Writing & Arts
Mary McLeod Bethune
1875–1955American educator and civil rights leader
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Famous people · Mayesville
The 4 famous people born in Mayesville, led by Mary McLeod Bethune
The best known is the American educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune, with articles in 33 languages. Archie Reese is second and Julius Goldman third. The biggest group are athletes: 2. Born in 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune is the first name on record, and Archie Reese, born in 1956, the most recent.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Mary McLeod Bethune
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Mary McLeod Bethune
Youngest
1956
Archie Reese
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Mayesville
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Mayesville’s famous people were born
The 1870s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Mayesville is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mayesville 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 (1)
- Mary McLeod Bethune: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons