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Famous people · Frankfort

2 famous people were born in Frankfort

Most widely known is Tressie Souders, the african-american film director, with articles in 5 languages. The other is Red Dugan, the American college baseball coach. The earliest on the list is Tressie Souders, born in 1897, and the youngest Red Dugan, born in 1913. Lawrence’s 48 names make the longest list in Kansas.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Tressie Souders
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Tressie Souders
Youngest
1913
Red Dugan
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known

Born in Frankfort

TS#1
Film, TV & Stage

Tressie Souders

1897–1995

African-American film director

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RD#2
Sports

Red Dugan

1913–1992

American college baseball coach

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Frankfort 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.