#1Famous people · Halstead
2 famous people come from Halstead, Adolph Rupp the best known
Adolph Rupp, the American college basketball coach, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. The list has one more: the American racing driver Jim Roper. The first birth on record is Adolph Rupp’s, in 1901, and the last Jim Roper’s, in 1916. 289 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Adolph Rupp
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Adolph Rupp
Youngest
1916
Jim Roper
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Halstead
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Halstead 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)
- Adolph Rupp: University of Kentucky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons