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Famous people · Elsmere

The major League Baseball player Bill Hawke is the one famous person from Elsmere

In 1870, the major League Baseball player Bill Hawke was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. The nearest list is next door in Wilmington: 42 names, starting with Elisabeth Shue.

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1
notable people
Best known
Bill Hawke
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Bill Hawke
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Elsmere

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Sports

Bill Hawke

1870–1902

Major League Baseball player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elsmere 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.