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Daniel Reed
1875–1959American football player, coach, and politician
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Famous people · Sheridan
2 famous people call Sheridan their birthplace
Best known of all is Daniel Reed, written about in 7 languages. The other is John Cranston, the American football player and coach. Next door, Dunkirk lists 22, led by Samuel Hopkins Adams. The oldest name on the list belongs to John Cranston, born in 1865, the newest to Daniel Reed, born in 1875.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Daniel Reed
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
John Cranston
Youngest
1875
Daniel Reed
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Sheridan
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Close by, Dunkirk counts 22 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sheridan 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 (6)
- Daniel Reed: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cranston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Hopkins Adams: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Ehmke: The original uploader was Cbl62 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. T. Kingsley: Scribbler54, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Silas M. Weaver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons