#1Famous people · Akron
Akron, birthplace of the American baseball player Riggs Stephenson
The American baseball player Riggs Stephenson was born in 1898. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. Selma has the most of any town in Alabama: 70.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
Riggs Stephenson
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Riggs Stephenson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Akron
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Akron 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 (1)
- Riggs Stephenson: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons