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Famous people · Arlington

2 famous people call Arlington their birthplace

At the top of the list is the American baseball player George Harper, covered in 3 languages. Stonewall Jackson is the only other name on the list. Over 1 years of births, the list goes from Stonewall Jackson (1891) to George Harper (1892). The longest list in Kentucky is Covington’s, with 54 names.

#1 best knownGeorge HarperSports · 1892–1978
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
George Harper
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Stonewall Jackson
Youngest
1892
George Harper
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Arlington

George Harper#1
Sports

George Harper

1892–1978

American baseball player

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SJ#2
Military

Stonewall Jackson

1891–1943

U.S. Army general

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

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