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Famous people · Parlier

The 4 famous people born in Parlier, led by Vern Mikkelsen

Most widely known is Vern Mikkelsen, the American basketball player, with articles in 16 languages. Red Adams is second and Billy Evangelista third. The list runs from Robert Morrison, born in 1909, to Billy Evangelista, born in 1980. 2 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.

#1 best knownVern MikkelsenSports · 1928–2013
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Vern Mikkelsen
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Robert Morrison
Youngest
1980
Billy Evangelista
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Parlier

Two of the three are athletes.

Vern Mikkelsen#1
Sports

Vern Mikkelsen

1928–2013

American basketball player

16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Red Adams#2
Sports

Red Adams

1921–2017

American baseball player and coach

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BE#3
Writing & Arts

Billy Evangelista

born 1980

American martial artist

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Parlier’s famous people were born

The 1920s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Vern Mikkelsen
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Parlier is known for

2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Parlier

1 more, best known first.

RM

Robert Morrison

1909–1999

American politician and lawyer

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parlier 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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