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Famous people · La Grange

2 famous people call La Grange their birthplace

The best known is the venezuelan basketball player Sam Shepherd, with articles in 6 languages. The list has one more: the player of American and Canadian football Johnny Shepherd. The earliest on the list is Sam Shepherd, born in 1953, and the youngest Johnny Shepherd, born in 1957. No town in North Carolina lists more than Wilmington, with 67.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Sam Shepherd
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1953
Sam Shepherd
Youngest
1957
Johnny Shepherd
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in La Grange

SS#1
Sports

Sam Shepherd

born 1953

Venezuelan basketball player

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JS#2
Sports

Johnny Shepherd

born 1957

Player of American and Canadian football

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Grange 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.