#1Famous people · Richfield
Most of the 11 famous people born in Richfield came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 29 languages make the American politician and general Jake Garn the best known. The next two names are Walter Frederick Morrison and Mary Thurman. The oldest name on the list belongs to Cornelius Salisbury, born in 1882, the newest to Ann Marie McIff Allen, born in 1972. For every 10,000 residents there are 13.4 on the list, well above the typical Utah town’s 0.5.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Jake Garn
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Cornelius Salisbury
Youngest
1972
Ann Marie McIff Allen
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Richfield
First, Jake Garn (29 languages), then Walter Frederick Morrison (17) and Mary Thurman (15).
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#2Science & Medicine
Walter Frederick Morrison
1920–2010Inventor of the Frisbee
17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Richfield’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Richfield is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 2.7 times.
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 Richfield
Still to come: 8 more, from 1882 to 1972.
Joseph Hansen
1910–1979American Trotskyist and leading figure in the Socialist Workers Party
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Max Deen Larsen
1943–2018Founder and director of the Franz-Schubert-Institut in Baden, Austria
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richfield 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 (6)
- Jake Garn: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Frederick Morrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Thurman: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard C. Nielson: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Marie McIff Allen: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Nelson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons