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Famous people · Tecumseh

2 famous people call Tecumseh their birthplace

Goldie Colwell, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. One more name completes the list: Alice Taylor Gafford. The earliest on the list is Alice Taylor Gafford, born in 1886, and the youngest Goldie Colwell, born in 1889. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.

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2
notable people
Best known
Goldie Colwell
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Alice Taylor Gafford
Youngest
1889
Goldie Colwell
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
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Born in Tecumseh

GC#1
Film, TV & Stage

Goldie Colwell

1889–1982

American actor

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AG#2
Science & Medicine

Alice Taylor Gafford

1886–1981

American nurse, teacher, and artist

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