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Famous people · Galva

Galva is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Bill McGill, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The only other name is the American baseball player and coach Brad Hill. Births span 1880 to 1962, from Bill McGill to Brad Hill. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bill McGill
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Bill McGill
Youngest
1962
Brad Hill
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Galva

BM#1
Sports

Bill McGill

1880–1959

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BH#2
Sports

Brad Hill

born 1962

American baseball player and coach

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Galva 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.