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Famous people · Avon
3 famous people call Avon their birthplace
Articles in 3 languages make the professional golfer Patrick Rodgers the best known. Brandon Peters is second and Chet Francis third. Across the town line, Plainfield lists 8, Forrest Tucker first. The first birth on record is Chet Francis’, in 1918, and the last Brandon Peters’, in 1997.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Patrick Rodgers
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Chet Francis
Youngest
1997
Brandon Peters
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Avon
All three are athletes.
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Of the towns around it, Plainfield has the most on record: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avon 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 (3)
- Brandon Peters: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Tucker: Lowell State Teachers College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chloé Dygert: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons