RC#1
Writing & Arts
Robert X. Cringely
born 1953American technology journalist and columnist
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Famous people · Apple Creek
Apple Creek’s famous people span 116 years: 3 births from 1837 to 1953
Articles in 6 languages make the American technology journalist and columnist Robert X. Cringely the best known. Jack L. Davis and William James Knight follow. The list’s best known name, Robert X. Cringely, dates from 1953. 753 of the towns in Ohio list at least one person.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Robert X. Cringely
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
William James Knight
Youngest
1953
Robert X. Cringely
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Apple Creek
Counted by languages, Robert X. Cringely is ahead of Jack L. Davis and William James Knight: 6, 4 and 3.
#2
#3Military
William James Knight
1837–1916American soldier and a Medal of Honor recipient
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Apple Creek 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 (2)
- Jack L. Davis: Davis724, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William James Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons