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Famous people · Proctor

3 famous people call Proctor their birthplace

Articles in 3 languages make the American football player Tom MacLeod the best known. Loyce Houlton is second and Richard Kelly third. Of the bordering towns, Duluth has the longest list: 50, with Bob Dylan at the top. The first birth on record is Richard Kelly’s, in 1908, and the last Tom MacLeod’s, in 1951.

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Tom MacLeod
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Richard Kelly
Youngest
1951
Tom MacLeod
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Proctor

By how many languages cover them, Tom MacLeod comes first (3), then Loyce Houlton (1) and Richard Kelly (1).

TM#1
Sports

Tom MacLeod

born 1951

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LH#2
Film, TV & Stage

Loyce Houlton

1925–1995

American dancer and choreographer

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RK#3
Politics & Law

Richard Kelly

1908–1939

American politician – Minnesota -- "Dick" House 1937-38 (District 60); Senate 1939 (District 60)

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Around it, Duluth has the most people on record, 50 of them.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Proctor 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.

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