#1Famous people · Divernon
2 famous people were born in Divernon
Most widely known is Al Papai, the American baseball player, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the player of American football Joe Bukant. Born in 1915, Joe Bukant is the first name on record, and Al Papai, born in 1917, the most recent. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Al Papai
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Joe Bukant
Youngest
1917
Al Papai
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Divernon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Divernon 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)
- Al Papai: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons