#1Film, TV & Stage
Wild Bill Hickok
1837–1876American folk hero and lawman
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Famous people · Troy Grove
One famous person was born in Troy Grove
The American folk hero and lawman Wild Bill Hickok was born in 1837. That places their birth in the early republic. Their name appears in articles in 36 languages. Famous people are on record for 766 of the towns in Illinois.
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Wild Bill Hickok
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Wild Bill Hickok
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Troy Grove 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.
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- Wild Bill Hickok: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons