#18 famous people were born in Marysville, most of them since 1970
The best known is the American politician Jack Metcalf, with articles in 7 languages. Jake Luton is second and Robert A. Brady third. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.1, while at least half the towns in Washington list nobody born there. 4 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
What stands out about Marysville’s famous people
When Marysville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 3 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Marysville
Three names lead: Jack Metcalf (7 languages), Jake Luton (4) and Robert A. Brady (4).
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Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Marysville
5 more names, born between 1933 and 2001.


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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Arlington has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marysville 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)
- Jack Metcalf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Luton: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert A. Brady: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Haag: 1Tytonidae1, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taniela Tupou: David from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Larsen: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
