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Famous people · Lexington
Lexington is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Alex Tanney, the American football player and coach, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second place goes to the major League Baseball pitcher Ed Kinsella, third to Odus Creamer Horney. The list runs from Odus Creamer Horney, born in 1866, to Alex Tanney, born in 1987. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Alex Tanney
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Odus Creamer Horney
Youngest
1987
Alex Tanney
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Lexington
Two of the three are athletes.
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What Lexington is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lexington 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)
- Odus Creamer Horney: James T. White & Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons