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Van Lear has just one famous person to its name: Joe Rupert
In 1912, the American football player Joe Rupert was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. One language has an article about them so far. 222 towns across Kentucky can name a famous person born there.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Joe Rupert
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Joe Rupert
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Van Lear
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Van Lear 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.