#1Famous people · Cooleemee
Cooleemee is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Most widely known is Buck Jordan, the American baseball player, with articles in 3 languages. The next two names are Jack Crouch and Wade Lefler. From Wade Lefler in 1896 to Zeb Eaton in 1920, the births cover 24 years. 4 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Buck Jordan
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Wade Lefler
Youngest
1920
Zeb Eaton
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Cooleemee
All three are athletes.
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#3Through the years
When Cooleemee’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 2 births.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Cooleemee
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cooleemee 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.
Photo credits (2)
- Buck Jordan: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wade Lefler: Oaktree b, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons