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2 famous people were born in Buckley
Most widely known is Wild Bill Luhrsen, the major League Baseball pitcher, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the American writer Carroll Vincent Newsom. From Wild Bill Luhrsen to Carroll Vincent Newsom, the births on the list run from 1884 to 1904. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Wild Bill Luhrsen
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Wild Bill Luhrsen
Youngest
1904
Carroll Vincent Newsom
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Sports
1 people
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Born in Buckley
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buckley 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.