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Famous people · Harpersville
Harpersville counts 3 famous people, first among them George McGinnis
Most widely known is George McGinnis, the American basketball player, with articles in 18 languages. William Joseph Simmons and Warren Kidd follow. The first birth on record is William Joseph Simmons’, in 1880, and the last Warren Kidd’s, in 1970. The longest list in Alabama is Selma’s, with 70 names.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
George McGinnis
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
William Joseph Simmons
Youngest
1970
Warren Kidd
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Harpersville
Ranked by languages covered: George McGinnis with 18, then William Joseph Simmons with 17 and Warren Kidd with 10.
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2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harpersville 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.
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- William Joseph Simmons: The original uploader was Bcrowell at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Pixel23 at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons