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Mayworth School · Photo: RoxylovesHistory · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Cramerton
Rube Melton is the only name on the Cramerton list
In 1917, the American baseball player Rube Melton was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Thomas Sowell leads the 38 names listed next door in Gastonia.
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notable people
Best known
Rube Melton
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Rube Melton
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Cramerton
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Gastonia leads the towns around it, with 38 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cramerton 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)
- Thomas Sowell: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Springs: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Cobin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons