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Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Sparks
Sparks has one famous person on record
Roy S. Williams, the American baseball player, was born in 1907. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their story is told in one language so far. Next door, Adel lists 7, led by Ray McKinnon.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Roy S. Williams
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Roy S. Williams
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Sparks
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The fullest list close by belongs to Adel, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sparks 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)
- Ray McKinnon: LGEPR, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons