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Famous people · Dorris

Dorris is the birthplace of 3 famous people

Articles in 3 languages make the American football player Bernie Hughes the best known. Behind the leader come Nelson Briles and Walt E. Ambord. The oldest name on the list belongs to Bernie Hughes, born in 1910, the newest to Nelson Briles, born in 1943. Modesto’s 65 names make the longest list in California.

#2 best knownNelson BrilesSports · 1943–2005
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Bernie Hughes
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Bernie Hughes
Youngest
1943
Nelson Briles
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Dorris

The three best known are all athletes.

BH#1
Sports

Bernie Hughes

1910–1967

American football player

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Nelson Briles#2
Sports

Nelson Briles

1943–2005

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
WA#3
Sports

Walt E. Ambord

1930–2016

American-football player

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dorris 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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