#1Famous people · Madison
3 famous people call Madison their birthplace
The best known is the American politician Leonard S. Echols, with articles in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Jim Myers and Ed Gaunch. The list comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 7 in the typical town in West Virginia. Leonard S. Echols (1871) and Ed Gaunch (1947) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Leonard S. Echols
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Leonard S. Echols
Youngest
1947
Ed Gaunch
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Madison
Leonard S. Echols has articles in 5 languages, Jim Myers in 2 and Ed Gaunch in 1.
#1
#2Sports
Jim Myers
1921–2014American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EG#3
Politics & Law
Ed Gaunch
born 1947Senator of the West Virginia Legislature
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madison 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 (2)
- Leonard S. Echols: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Myers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons