#1Famous people · Ashmore
2 famous people call Ashmore their birthplace
Bill Cox, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American football player and coach Louis H. Galbreath. The earliest on the list is Louis H. Galbreath, born in 1861, and the youngest Bill Cox, born in 1913. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bill Cox
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Louis H. Galbreath
Youngest
1913
Bill Cox
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Ashmore
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ashmore 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 (2)
- Bill Cox: George Burke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis H. Galbreath: The School Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons