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Famous people · Kenmare
4 famous people were born in Kenmare
From 1905 to 1927. The best known: Corwin Hansch, Marilyn Jorgenson Reece and Marilyn Folkestad.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Corwin Hansch
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Paul O. Wiig
Youngest
1927
Marilyn Folkestad
Most common field
Science & Medicine
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Kenmare
Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages have an article about them.
#2Science & Medicine
Marilyn Jorgenson Reece
1926–2004American civil engineer
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Through the years
When Kenmare’s famous people were born
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born. Most were born in mills & railroads (2).
Science & MedicineWriting & Arts
Known for
What Kenmare is known for
Kenmare has 9.3× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kenmare
1 more, best known first. Filter by field or by when they were born.
A chosen home
Also called Kenmare home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Kenmare, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kenmare, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Marilyn Jorgenson Reece: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons