#1Famous people · Avoca
Avoca has one famous person on record
Robert Leroy Cochran, the American politician, was born in 1886. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 10 languages. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Robert Leroy Cochran
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Robert Leroy Cochran
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Avoca
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avoca 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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- Robert Leroy Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons