#1Famous people · Pocahontas
Pocahontas, birthplace of the American country singer Gretchen Wilson
The American country singer Gretchen Wilson was born in 1973. Their story is told in 19 languages. 770 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Gretchen Wilson
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1973
Gretchen Wilson
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Pocahontas
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pocahontas 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)
- Gretchen Wilson: Keith Hinkle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons