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Marcus Robbins
1851–1924United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people · Elba
Elba is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 2 languages make the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient Marcus Robbins the best known. The list has one more: the American politician Samuel R. Webster. Of the towns next door, Columbus lists the most: 7, with James B. Bullard first. Born in 1851, Marcus Robbins is the first name on record, and Samuel R. Webster, born in 1854, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Marcus Robbins
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
Marcus Robbins
Youngest
1854
Samuel R. Webster
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elba 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 (3)
- Marcus Robbins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel R. Webster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Bullard: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons