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Writing & Arts
Allan Nevins
1890–1971American historian and journalist
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Famous people · Camp Point
The 2 famous people born in Camp Point, led by Allan Nevins
The best known is the American historian and journalist Allan Nevins, with articles in 12 languages. The list has one more: the major League Baseball catcher Pinch Thomas. Allan Nevins, born in 1890, is the youngest, and Pinch Thomas, born in 1888, the first on record. The Illinois lists hold names for 746 towns.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Allan Nevins
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Pinch Thomas
Youngest
1890
Allan Nevins
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Camp Point
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Camp Point 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)
- Pinch Thomas: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons