#1Famous people · Bovey
3 famous people call Bovey their birthplace
Most widely known is Adam Hauser, the American ice hockey player, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Richard Hongisto and Babe LeVoir. Across the town line, Coleraine lists 4, Andy Sertich first. From Babe LeVoir to Adam Hauser, the births on the list run from 1913 to 1980.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Adam Hauser
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Babe LeVoir
Youngest
1980
Adam Hauser
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Bovey
Adam Hauser, Richard Hongisto and Babe LeVoir are written about in 5, 4 and 2 languages.
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What Bovey is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bovey 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 (4)
- Adam Hauser: BKLuis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Hongisto: San Franciscans for Responsible Elections, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe LeVoir: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Sertich: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons