#1Famous people · Marshall
The 36 famous people born in Marshall, led by George Foreman
At the top of the list is the American professional boxer George Foreman, covered in 67 languages. The next two names are Brea Grant and Susan Howard. The largest group, 18, was born between 1920 and 1969. The first birth on record is William H. Holland’s, in 1841, and the last Keaontay Ingram’s, in 1999.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
George Foreman
in 67 Wikipedia languages
First
1841
William H. Holland
Youngest
1999
Keaontay Ingram
Most common field
Sports
18 people
What stands out about Marshall’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Marshall
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Through the years
When Marshall’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 8 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotableMusicFaithBusinessMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Marshall is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Marshall
Of the other 33, 17 are athletes.
Alphonso Jackson
born 194513th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Ashley Chadbourne McKinley
1896–1970American aviator and United States Army officer
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Homer Hailey
1903–2000University professor and church of Christ minister
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Carolyn Downs
1953–1978American activist (1953-1978), member of the Seattle, Washington Chapter of the Black Panther Party (SCBPP)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marshall 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 (8)
- George Foreman: Bert Verhoeff, Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 926-2854, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brea Grant: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Howard: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Moss: Delfort, Tomchen1989, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. Farmer, Jr.: Marion S. Trikosko, U.S. News & World Report Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Y. A. Tittle: Topps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonso Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Roquemore: Film screenshot (Reliable Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons