#1Sports
James Arthur Baird
1877–1964American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach, track athletes, lawyer, judge
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Famous people · Ferris
A single famous person was born in Ferris: James Arthur Baird
James Arthur Baird was born in 1877. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 4 languages. 746 towns across Illinois can name a famous person born there.
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James Arthur Baird
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1877
James Arthur Baird
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1 people
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Born in Ferris
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ferris 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.
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- James Arthur Baird: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons