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James Brothers' House and Farm · Photo: Americasroof · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Kearney
Kearney’s famous people span 107 years: 3 births from 1889 to 1996
Most widely known is Allie Hess, the American soccer player, with articles in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Dan Kratzer and Charles E. Peterson. Allie Hess was born in 1996. Per head, the list is long: 2.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Missouri has 1.2.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Allie Hess
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Charles E. Peterson
Youngest
1996
Allie Hess
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Kearney
First, Allie Hess (3 languages), then Dan Kratzer (2) and Charles E. Peterson (1).
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Sports
Charles E. Peterson
1889–1959American football and basketball coach and college dean
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kearney 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.