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Famous people · Orleans
Orleans is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 3 languages make the American baseball player Ken Richardson the best known. The list has one more: the American football player and coach Will Bloss. Over 56 years of births, the list goes from Will Bloss (1859) to Ken Richardson (1915). Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ken Richardson
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Will Bloss
Youngest
1915
Ken Richardson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Orleans
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orleans 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 (1)
- Will Bloss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons