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Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Famous people · Glen Carbon
A single famous person was born in Glen Carbon: Johnny Lucas
In 1903, the American Baseball outfielder Johnny Lucas was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 3 languages have an article about them. Across the town line, Edwardsville lists 20, Charles S. Deneen first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Johnny Lucas
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Johnny Lucas
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Glen Carbon
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Of the towns nearby, Edwardsville lists the most people: 20.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glen Carbon 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)
- Charles S. Deneen: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons