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Famous people · Burlington Junction

4 famous people were born in Burlington Junction

The best known is the American football player and executive Bill Tobin, with articles in 4 languages. Bob Hendren, the American football player, comes second, with Vince Tobin third. Born in 1923, Bob Hendren is the first name on record, and Vince Tobin, born in 1943, the most recent. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.

#2 best knownBob HendrenSports · 1923–1999
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Bill Tobin
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Bob Hendren
Youngest
1943
Vince Tobin
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Burlington Junction

All three are athletes.

BT#1
Sports

Bill Tobin

1941–2024

American football player and executive

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Bob Hendren#2
Sports

Bob Hendren

1923–1999

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
VT#3
Sports

Vince Tobin

1943–2023

American football player and coach

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Burlington Junction’s famous people were born

The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Bob Hendren
SportsBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Burlington Junction is known for

Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.1 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Burlington Junction

1 more, best known first.

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William M. Grace

1934–2004

American businessman

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burlington Junction 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)
  • Bob Hendren: Unidentified (El Rodeo is the USC yearbook published by Associated Students of USC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons