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Billy Taylor
1870–1905Baseball third baseman for the Louisville Colonels in 1898
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2 famous people were born in Butler
Billy Taylor leads the list, covered in 3 languages. The only other name is the American football player Birkett Pribble. Born in 1870, Billy Taylor is the first name on record, and Birkett Pribble, born in 1897, the most recent. The longest list in Kentucky is Covington’s, with 54 names.
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2
notable people
Best known
Billy Taylor
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Billy Taylor
Youngest
1897
Birkett Pribble
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2 people
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Butler 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.