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Famous people · Rogersville

Rogersville is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Articles in 2 languages make the American football player and coach Chester S. Barnard the best known. The only other name is the American sports coach Lester Barnard. Chester S. Barnard, the best known, was born in 1894. The Missouri lists hold names for 402 towns.

#1 best knownChester S. BarnardSports · 1894–1952
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Chester S. Barnard
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Chester S. Barnard
Youngest
1894
Lester Barnard
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Rogersville

Chester S. Barnard#1
Sports

Chester S. Barnard

1894–1952

American football player and coach

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Lester Barnard#2
Sports

Lester Barnard

1894–1985

American sports coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rogersville 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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