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Famous people · Milan

Milan’s famous people span 151 years: 7 births from 1830 to 1981

Most widely known is John Marshall Stone, the American governor of Mississippi, with articles in 8 languages. John Marshall Stone was born in 1830. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. The biggest group are athletes: 3.

#1 best knownJohn Marshall StonePolitics & Law · 1830–1900
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Born here
7
notable people
Best known
John Marshall Stone
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
John Marshall Stone
Youngest
1981
Andrew L. Brasher
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Milan

Leaders take two of the three places.

John Marshall Stone#1
Politics & Law

John Marshall Stone

1830–1900

American governor of Mississippi

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BW#2
Sports

Bill Wright

1914–1996

American baseball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Andrew L. Brasher#3
Politics & Law

Andrew L. Brasher

born 1981

American judge

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Milan’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1830s come out on top, with 1 births.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Emerson H. FlyAndrew L. BrasherBen CantwellJohn Marshall Stone
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Milan is known for

Sports leads the fields, with 3 people.

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 Milan

4 more names, born between 1902 and 1968.

Ben Cantwell

Ben Cantwell

1902–1962

American baseball player

EF

Earnest Fields

born 1968

American football player

DJ

Dr. Jean

born 1947

Children's author and musician

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Emerson H. Fly

Emerson H. Fly

1935–2017

American academic

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Milan home

Born elsewhere, Kellye Cash lived here.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milan 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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