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Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Holcomb
Jack Powell is the only name on the Holcomb list
Jack Powell, the American baseball player, was born in 1891. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 3 languages have an article about them. In all of Missouri, the famous people on record come from 388 towns.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Jack Powell
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Jack Powell
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Holcomb
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Holcomb 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.