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Famous people · Marinette

18 famous people from Marinette, many of them leaders

The best known is the producer and actor from the United states Arthur Gardner, with articles in 13 languages. From Francis O. Lindquist to Matt Lesperance, the births on the list run from 1869 to 1987. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 16.2 for every 10,000 residents. Only 38 of the 665 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more.

#2 best knownTom PetriPolitics & Law · born 1940
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Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Arthur Gardner
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Francis O. Lindquist
Youngest
1987
Matt Lesperance
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people

What stands out about Marinette’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Marinette is known for

Leaders stand out most, at 1.9 times the usual share.

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 Marinette

Two of the three are performers.

AG#1
Film, TV & Stage

Arthur Gardner

1910–2014

Producer and actor from the United States

13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Tom Petri#2
Politics & Law

Tom Petri

born 1940

American politician

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
John Hubley#3
Film, TV & Stage

John Hubley

1914–1977

American animation director, art director, producer and writer of animation films

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Marinette’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1940s, with 4 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Ralph CederTom PetriEarl GirardFrancis O. Lindquist
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageBusinessScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Marinette

Still to come: 15 more, from 1869 to 1987.

Mitzi Shore

Mitzi Shore

1930–2018

American comedy club owner

Francis O. Lindquist

Francis O. Lindquist

1869–1924

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
TN

Thomas M. Neuville

1950–2022

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Charles Lavine

Charles Lavine

born 1947

American politician in New York

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Earl Girard

Earl Girard

1927–1997

American football player

JC

Joanne V. Creighton

born 1942

American academic administrator

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
TC

Thomas P. Corbett

1914–1995

American judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JM

Jim Magnuson

1946–1991

Baseball player, pitcher

JN

John Nygren

born 1964

Wisconsin State Assemblyman

JC

Jake Christiansen

1900–1992

American football, basketball, baseball coach, college athletics administrator

ML

Matt Lesperance

born 1987

American wheelchair basketball player

OA

Orin William Angwall

1890–1974

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
SG

Staush Gruszynski

born 1985

Wisconsin politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Of the towns around it, Menominee has the most on record: 16.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marinette 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.

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