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Isham Jones
1894–1956American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
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Famous people · Coalton
Isham Jones tops a list of 4 famous people born in Coalton
Isham Jones is the best known, with articles in 15 languages. The American politician Jim Rhodes ranks second, ahead of Joseph McGhee. Born in 1872, Joseph McGhee is the first name on record, and Jim Rhodes, born in 1909, the most recent. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Isham Jones
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Joseph McGhee
Youngest
1909
Jim Rhodes
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Coalton
Ranked by languages covered: Isham Jones with 15, then Jim Rhodes with 10 and Joseph McGhee with 5.
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When Coalton’s famous people were born
4 were born in the age of mills and railroads, and the 1890s alone saw 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coalton 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 (4)
- Isham Jones: Uncredited Bain News Service photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Rhodes: Fremont News Messenger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph McGhee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Duncan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons