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Famous people · Freeport

9 famous people come from Freeport, Don Taylor the best known

At the top of the list is the American actor and film director Don Taylor, covered in 25 languages. Joseph Grant Beale and Donald R. Lobaugh follow. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list runs from Henry A. Weaver, born in 1820, to Eric Ravotti, born in 1971.

#1 best knownDon TaylorFilm, TV & Stage · 1920–1998
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Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Don Taylor
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
Henry A. Weaver
Youngest
1971
Eric Ravotti
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known

Born in Freeport

Two of the three are soldiers and sailors.

Don Taylor#1
Film, TV & Stage

Don Taylor

1920–1998

American actor and film director

25 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Joseph Grant Beale#2
Military

Joseph Grant Beale

1839–1915

Union Army officer

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Donald R. Lobaugh#3
Military

Donald R. Lobaugh

1925–1944

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Freeport’s famous people were born

The 1920s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century1800185019001950Charlie KuhnsHenry A. WeaverDon Taylor
SportsMilitaryPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Freeport is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 4.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Freeport

Here are 6 more, born from 1820 to 1971.

RB

Red Bowser

1881–1943

American baseball player

TP

Timothy Pesci

1944–2016

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
BM

Bob Morgan

1930–1991

American football player

Charlie Kuhns

Charlie Kuhns

1876–1922

American baseball player

ER

Eric Ravotti

born 1971

American football player

Henry A. Weaver

Henry A. Weaver

1820–1890

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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The best known from each town bordering Freeport.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freeport 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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