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Friend-Hack House · Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Famous people · Milan
3 famous people were born in Milan
Most widely known is Stan Joplin, the American basketball player-coach, with articles in 2 languages. Les Bruckner is second and Paul A. Putnam third. Next door, York Township lists 2, led by Mary Collins Whiting. The oldest name on the list belongs to Paul A. Putnam, born in 1903, the newest to Stan Joplin, born in 1957.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Stan Joplin
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Paul A. Putnam
Youngest
1957
Stan Joplin
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Milan
Stan Joplin leads with articles in 2 languages, ahead of Les Bruckner (1) and Paul A. Putnam (1).
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Known for
What Milan is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is York Township, at 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milan 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)
- Mary Collins Whiting: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons