#1Sports
Brent Hawkins
born 1983Player of American and Canadian football
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Famous people · Godfrey
Godfrey’s famous people span 147 years: 3 births from 1850 to 1997
At the top of the list is the player of American and Canadian football Brent Hawkins, covered in 3 languages. Bryan Hudson and Ellis Wainwright follow. The nearest list is next door in Alton: 65 names, starting with Miles Davis. The list’s best known name, Brent Hawkins, dates from 1983.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Brent Hawkins
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
Ellis Wainwright
Youngest
1997
Bryan Hudson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Godfrey
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Business
Ellis Wainwright
1850–1924American businessman and art collector
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Godfrey 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 (3)
- Brent Hawkins: Canada Hky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Wainwright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Davis: Tom Palumbo from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons