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Famous people · Paoli

2 famous people call Paoli their birthplace

Articles in 6 languages make the American basketball player J. L. Parks the best known. The other is James B. Morehead, the American flying ace. The earliest on the list is James B. Morehead, born in 1916, and the youngest J. L. Parks, born in 1927. The longest list in Oklahoma is Muskogee’s, with 62 names.

#2 best knownJames B. MoreheadNotable · 1916–2012
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
J. L. Parks
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
James B. Morehead
Youngest
1927
J. L. Parks
Most common field
Sports
1 people
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Born in Paoli

JP#1
Sports

J. L. Parks

1927–2018

American basketball player

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
James B. Morehead#2
Notable

James B. Morehead

1916–2012

American flying ace

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paoli 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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  • James B. Morehead: Official US Army Air Forces Photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons