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.

Born in Paoli
#2What Paoli is known for
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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.
Photo credits (1)
- James B. Morehead: Official US Army Air Forces Photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons