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Famous people · Toulon

Toulon is the birthplace of 4 famous people

The best known is the American politician John Joseph Seerley, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American baseball player Charlie Hall, third to Johnny Walker. Jim Nowlan, born in 1941, is the youngest, and John Joseph Seerley, born in 1852, the first on record. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them.

#1 best knownJohn Joseph SeerleyPolitics & Law · 1852–1931
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John Joseph Seerley
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
John Joseph Seerley
Youngest
1941
Jim Nowlan
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Toulon

Two of the three are athletes.

John Joseph Seerley#1
Politics & Law

John Joseph Seerley

1852–1931

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CH#2
Sports

Charlie Hall

1863–1921

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Johnny Walker#3
Sports

Johnny Walker

1896–1976

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Toulon’s famous people were born

The 1850s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Johnny WalkerJohn Joseph Seerley
SportsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Toulon is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Toulon

1 more, best known first.

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Jim Nowlan

born 1941

American academic and politician

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Toulon 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 (2)
  • John Joseph Seerley: Benjamin F. Shambaugh, author. Conway & Shaw (Des Moines, IA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Johnny Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons