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Famous people · Blakely
Blakely counts 2 famous people, first among them Bill Sienkiewicz
At the top of the list is the American artist Bill Sienkiewicz, covered in 14 languages. The only other name is the American baseball player Stan Palys. Next door, Olyphant lists 9, led by Pat Crowley. From Stan Palys in 1930 to Bill Sienkiewicz in 1958, the births cover 28 years.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bill Sienkiewicz
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Stan Palys
Youngest
1958
Bill Sienkiewicz
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Blakely
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What Blakely is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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A chosen home
Also called Blakely home
Born elsewhere, Bob Mellow lived here.
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Close by, Olyphant counts 9 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blakely 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)
- Stan Palys: baseball reference LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Crowley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Arthur Watres: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Carl Rowinski: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons