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Faith
William Edwin Franklin
1930–2026American Roman-Catholic priest, seventh bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, USA
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Famous people · Parnell
2 famous people call Parnell their birthplace
With articles in 9 languages, William Edwin Franklin is the most widely known. The only other name is the American baseball player Patsy Gharrity. The oldest name on the list belongs to Patsy Gharrity, born in 1892, the newest to William Edwin Franklin, born in 1930. Waterloo has the most of any town in Iowa: 61.
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2
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Best known
William Edwin Franklin
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Patsy Gharrity
Youngest
1930
William Edwin Franklin
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Faith
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parnell 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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- Patsy Gharrity: American Caramel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons