#1Famous people · Dunkirk
From 1859 to 1986, Dunkirk was the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Brett Cecil, covered in 9 languages. The other is Frank Owens Smith, the American politician. Croom, which borders it, has one on its list: William Williams. The list’s best known name, Brett Cecil, dates from 1986.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Brett Cecil
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Frank Owens Smith
Youngest
1986
Brett Cecil
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Dunkirk
#1#2Known for
What Dunkirk is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunkirk 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.
Photo credits (2)
- Brett Cecil: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Owens Smith: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons