#1Famous people · Driftwood
2 famous people call Driftwood their birthplace
Mike Roach, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The other is Garrett Cochran, the American football player. Over 7 years of births, the list goes from Mike Roach (1869) to Garrett Cochran (1876). 982 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Mike Roach
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Mike Roach
Youngest
1876
Garrett Cochran
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Driftwood
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Driftwood 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 (2)
- Mike Roach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Cochran: Bisbee & Haskins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons