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Famous people · Athens

Athens, birthplace of the American baseball player Jack Brittin

The American baseball player Jack Brittin was born in 1924. Their birth falls between 1920 and 1969. 2 languages have an article about them. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.

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Jack Brittin
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1924
Jack Brittin
Most common field
Sports
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Born in Athens

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Sports

Jack Brittin

1924–1994

American baseball player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Athens 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.