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Famous people · Hometown

Hometown is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Jeff Rowe, the American television writer and film director, with articles in 5 languages. John Beland is the only other name on the list. Of the towns next door, Oak Lawn lists the most: 20, with Dan Donegan first. Born in 1949, John Beland is the first name on record, and Jeff Rowe, born in 1986, the most recent.

#1 best knownJeff RoweFilm, TV & Stage · born 1986
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Jeff Rowe
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1949
John Beland
Youngest
1986
Jeff Rowe
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Hometown

Jeff Rowe#1
Film, TV & Stage

Jeff Rowe

born 1986

American television writer and film director

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
John Beland#2
Music

John Beland

born 1949

American songwriter, session guitarist, recording artist, producer and author

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Hometown is known for

1 of them work in Film, TV & Stage, the biggest field.

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Also called Hometown home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hometown, though born elsewhere.

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The fullest list close by belongs to Oak Lawn, with 20.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hometown 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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