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Famous people · Johnson City

2 famous people were born in Johnson City

Articles in 3 languages make the American football player Galen Fiss the best known. One more name completes the list: William B. Trembley. The earliest on the list is William B. Trembley, born in 1877, and the youngest Galen Fiss, born in 1931. Lawrence’s 48 names make the longest list in Kansas.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Galen Fiss
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
William B. Trembley
Youngest
1931
Galen Fiss
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Johnson City

GF#1
Sports

Galen Fiss

1931–2006

American football player

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WT#2
Military

William B. Trembley

1877–1952

Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient

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