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Famous people · Marion
Marion is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Bert Thiel, the major League Baseball pitcher, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Francis R. Byers and Maxine Finsterwald. The first birth on record is Maxine Finsterwald’s, in 1906, and the last Bert Thiel’s, in 1926. The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Bert Thiel
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Maxine Finsterwald
Youngest
1926
Bert Thiel
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Marion
First, Bert Thiel (3 languages), then Francis R. Byers (2) and Maxine Finsterwald (1).
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What Marion is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marion 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.