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Photo: FunksBrother · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Coal Grove
Coal Grove is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 3 languages make the American baseball player Joe Willis the best known. The only other name is the American football player and coach Paul Adams. Across the town line, Ironton lists 28, Bobby Bare first. From Joe Willis to Paul Adams, the births on the list run from 1890 to 1919.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Joe Willis
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Joe Willis
Youngest
1919
Paul Adams
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Coal Grove
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Of the towns nearby, Ironton lists the most people: 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coal Grove 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 (1)
- Bobby Bare: RCA Records/Jack Roberts Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons