#1Famous people · Roanoke
Roanoke is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the American territorial governor Frank Frantz, with articles in 5 languages. The list has one more: the American basketball player Tarzan Woltzen. Over 33 years of births, the list goes from Frank Frantz (1872) to Tarzan Woltzen (1905). No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Frank Frantz
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Frank Frantz
Youngest
1905
Tarzan Woltzen
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Roanoke
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What Roanoke is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roanoke 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)
- Frank Frantz: User Rougher07 on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons