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Allen is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 2 languages make the baseball player Ed Donnelly the best known. The list has one more: the American Union Army Medal of Honor recipient William G. Whitney. The earliest on the list is William G. Whitney, born in 1840, and the youngest Ed Donnelly, born in 1932. Across Michigan, the lists cover 502 towns.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ed Donnelly
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
William G. Whitney
Youngest
1932
Ed Donnelly
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Allen
#2Notable
William G. Whitney
1840–1915American Union Army Medal of Honor recipient
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What Allen is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allen 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 (1)
- William G. Whitney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons