#1Famous people · Peebles
Tom Blackburn is the only name on the Peebles list
Tom Blackburn, the American basketball player-coach, was born in 1906. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
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notable people
Best known
Tom Blackburn
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Tom Blackburn
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Peebles
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peebles 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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- Tom Blackburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons