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Famous people · Marshfield
18 famous people from Marshfield, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Andrew Rock, the American sprinter, with articles in 16 languages. Second place goes to the American businessman Bob Galvin, third to Lucy Reed. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 10 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 9.6, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there.
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
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 1.6 times.
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
Births peak in the 1940s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsNotableBusinessMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Marshfield
Andrew Rock, Bob Galvin and Lucy Reed are written about in 16, 9 and 6 languages.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Marshfield
15 more, best known first.
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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Around it, Spencer has the most people on record, 2 of them.
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 (6)
- 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