#1Famous people · Magna
5 famous people call Magna their birthplace
Most widely known is Charles H. Wilson, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Howard Jarvis, third to Brigham D. Madsen. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Howard Jarvis, born in 1903, to Wayne Holland, born in 1958.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Charles H. Wilson
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Howard Jarvis
Youngest
1958
Wayne Holland
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Magna
Two of the three are leaders.
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Through the years
When Magna’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Magna is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.9 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 Magna
2 more names, born between 1926 and 1958.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Salt Lake City, with 33.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Magna 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 (4)
- Charles H. Wilson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Jarvis: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clair Huffaker: PBS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilford Brimley: Marc Majcher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons