#1Famous people · Nauvoo
Nauvoo has just one famous person to its name: Ben Sankey
The American baseball player Ben Sankey was born in 1907. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. In all of Alabama, the famous people on record come from 295 towns.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Ben Sankey
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Ben Sankey
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Nauvoo
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nauvoo 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)
- Ben Sankey: Uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons