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Famous people · Licking

3 famous people call Licking their birthplace

The best known is the American politician Richard Howard Ichord, Jr., with articles in 8 languages. Orville Tuttle and Jerry McBride follow. Born in 1912, Orville Tuttle is the first name on record, and Jerry McBride, born in 1939, the most recent. The list comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.2 in the typical town in Missouri.

#1 best knownRichard Howard Ichord, Jr.Politics & Law · 1926–1992
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Richard Howard Ichord, Jr.
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Orville Tuttle
Youngest
1939
Jerry McBride
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Licking

Leaders take two of the three places.

Richard Howard Ichord, Jr.#1
Politics & Law

Richard Howard Ichord, Jr.

1926–1992

American politician

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
OT#2
Sports

Orville Tuttle

1912–1978

American football player and coach

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JM#3
Politics & Law

Jerry McBride

born 1939

American politician

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Licking 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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  • Richard Howard Ichord, Jr.: Image courtesy of the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons