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Famous people · Marshfield
18 famous people were born in Marshfield, more of them leaders than in most towns
The best known is the American sprinter Andrew Rock, with articles in 16 languages. Bob Galvin and Lucy Reed follow. Between 1920 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. 6 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Andrew Rock
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
John W. Hancock
Youngest
1991
Zach Wahls
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Marshfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Marshfield is known for
Marshfield has 1.6× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Marshfield’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsNotableBusinessMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Marshfield
The three are covered in 16, 9 and 6 languages: Andrew Rock, Bob Galvin and Lucy Reed.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Marshfield
15 more, 6 of them leaders.
John W. Hancock
1901–1993American football player and coach, basketball coach, track coach, wrestling coach, college athletics administrator
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Ryan C. Amacher
1945–2016American economics professor, dean and university president
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Auburndale’s, at 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marshfield 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)
- Mark Tauscher: Mike Morbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Olin: Martin Vloet, University of Michigan School of Natural Resources & Environment, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Varsho: Pella Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelda Roys: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Jensen: The Oesper Collections, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett H. Ludwig: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Zimmermann: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons