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Writing & Arts
Janice Holt Giles
1905–1979American writer from Arkansas
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Photo: Doug Wertman from Rogers, AR, USA · CC BY 2.0Famous people · Altus
One famous person was born in Altus
The American writer from Arkansas Janice Holt Giles was born in 1905. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. 236 of the towns in Arkansas list at least one person.
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Janice Holt Giles
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1905
Janice Holt Giles
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Altus 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.