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Erwin Commercial Historic District · Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Erwin
3 famous people call Erwin their birthplace
Articles in 4 languages make the American soccer player Tony Johnson the best known. Al Woodall is second and Larry Tearry third. Over the border in Dunn, 8 names are on record, led by Link Wray. The first birth on record is Al Woodall’s, in 1945, and the last Tony Johnson’s, in 1961.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Tony Johnson
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1945
Al Woodall
Youngest
1961
Tony Johnson
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Erwin
Tony Johnson, Al Woodall and Larry Tearry are written about in 4, 3 and 2 languages.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Erwin 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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- Link Wray: Dxede5x, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons