TJ#1
Science & Medicine
Thomas Francis, Jr.
1900–1969American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist
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Gas City is the birthplace of 2 famous people
With articles in 9 languages, Thomas Francis, Jr. is the most widely known. The other is Alta Little, the American baseball player. Of the towns next door, Jonesboro lists the most: 4, with Mary Eleanor Spear first. Thomas Francis, Jr. (1900) and Alta Little (1923) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Thomas Francis, Jr.
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Thomas Francis, Jr.
Youngest
1923
Alta Little
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Gas City
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What Gas City is known for
The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 1 people.
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Of the towns around it, Jonesboro has the most on record: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gas City 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.