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Famous people · Bicknell

Joseph W. Barr tops a list of 4 famous people born in Bicknell

The best known is the American politician Joseph W. Barr, with articles in 13 languages. Herdis McCrary is second and John T. McNaughton third. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 13.3 for every 10,000 residents. Born in 1904, Herdis McCrary is the first name on record, and Tricia Cullop, born in 1971, the most recent.

#1 best knownJoseph W. BarrPolitics & Law · 1918–1996
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Joseph W. Barr
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Herdis McCrary
Youngest
1971
Tricia Cullop
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Bicknell

Two of the three are leaders.

Joseph W. Barr#1
Politics & Law

Joseph W. Barr

1918–1996

American politician

13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HM#2
Sports

Herdis McCrary

1904–1981

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
John T. McNaughton#3
Politics & Law

John T. McNaughton

1921–1967

American government official

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Bicknell’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000John T. McNaughtonTricia Cullop
Politics & LawSports

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Known for

What Bicknell is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, 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 Bicknell

1 more, best known first.

Tricia Cullop

Tricia Cullop

born 1971

American basketball coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bicknell 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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