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Science & Medicine
Mary L. Boas
1917–2010American mathematician and physics professor
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Famous people · Prosser
Leaders stand out among the 10 famous people born in Prosser
Most widely known is Mary L. Boas, the American mathematician and physics professor, with articles in 10 languages. Close behind are Floyd Hicks and Kellen Moore. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. Fewer than a quarter of the 205 towns in Washington with famous people list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Mary L. Boas
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Bernard J. Gallagher
Youngest
1988
Kellen Moore
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Prosser’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Prosser’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Prosser is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Prosser
Counted by languages, Mary L. Boas is ahead of Floyd Hicks and Kellen Moore: 10, 7 and 7.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prosser 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 (7)
- Floyd Hicks: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellen Moore: Kevind810, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorena González: Seattle City Council, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maricela Cornejo: K.O. Artist Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Stottlemyre, Jr.: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard J. Gallagher: Foshaug Studios .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);b…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Prior: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons