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Famous people · Deepwater

2 famous people were born in Deepwater

At the top of the list is the American trade union activist and organizer Herbert Sorrell, covered in 5 languages. The list has one more: the major League Baseball player Pearce Chiles. Pearce Chiles (1867) and Herbert Sorrell (1897) mark the two ends of the list. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.

#1 best knownHerbert SorrellPolitics & Law · 1897–1973
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Herbert Sorrell
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Pearce Chiles
Youngest
1897
Herbert Sorrell
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
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Born in Deepwater

Herbert Sorrell#1
Politics & Law

Herbert Sorrell

1897–1973

American trade union activist and organizer

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Pearce Chiles#2
Sports

Pearce Chiles

1867–1933

Major League Baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deepwater 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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