HR#1
Sports
Hugh Rhea
1909–1973American football player, track and field athlete
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Famous people · Arlington
2 famous people were born in Arlington
With articles in 4 languages, Hugh Rhea is the most widely known. The other is Emma Osterman Elmer, the American librarian and author. Born in 1867, Emma Osterman Elmer is the first name on record, and Hugh Rhea, born in 1909, the most recent. Famous people are on record for 242 of the towns in Nebraska.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Hugh Rhea
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Emma Osterman Elmer
Youngest
1909
Hugh Rhea
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Arlington
#2Writing & Arts
Emma Osterman Elmer
1867–1956American librarian and author
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arlington 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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- Emma Osterman Elmer: US Govt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons