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Famous people · Marion

James Bausch tops a list of 2 famous people born in Marion

Articles in 21 languages make the American athletics competitor James Bausch the best known. The other is Frank Bausch, the American football player. James Bausch (1906) and Frank Bausch (1908) mark the two ends of the list. The longest list of any town in South Dakota belongs to Sioux Falls, with 54.

#1 best knownJames BauschSports · 1906–1974
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
James Bausch
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
James Bausch
Youngest
1908
Frank Bausch
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Marion

James Bausch#1
Sports

James Bausch

1906–1974

American athletics competitor

21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
FB#2
Sports

Frank Bausch

1908–1976

American football player

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