#1Famous people · Nokomis
Nokomis is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Reid Detmers, the American professional baseball player, with articles in 5 languages. The only other name is the American baseball player Lefty Sloat. From Lefty Sloat in 1918 to Reid Detmers in 1999, the births cover 81 years. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Reid Detmers
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Lefty Sloat
Youngest
1999
Reid Detmers
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Nokomis
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nokomis 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)
- Reid Detmers: Mogami Kariya, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons