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Science & Medicine
Helen Margaret Gilkey
1886–1972American botanist, mycologist and scientific illustrator
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Famous people · Montesano
7 famous people come from Montesano, Helen Margaret Gilkey the best known
With articles in 11 languages, Helen Margaret Gilkey is the most widely known. Reuben H. Fleet is second and Adam Bighill third. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Born in 1886, Helen Margaret Gilkey is the first name on record, and Adam Bighill, born in 1988, the most recent.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Helen Margaret Gilkey
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Helen Margaret Gilkey
Youngest
1988
Adam Bighill
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Montesano
Three names lead: Helen Margaret Gilkey (11 languages), Reuben H. Fleet (4) and Adam Bighill (3).
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#3Through the years
When Montesano’s famous people were born
The 1880s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsScience & MedicineBusinessWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Montesano is known for
The largest field is Sports, 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 Montesano
4 more, 2 of them athletes.
Denne Bart Petitclerc
1929–2006American journalist, television producer and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montesano 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)
- Reuben H. Fleet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Bighill: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fran Polsfoot: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Sutton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons