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Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Trafford
2 famous people call Trafford their birthplace
Sonny Vaccaro, the American sports businessman, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American publisher and editor William L. Crawford. Of the towns next door, Monroeville lists the most: 9, with Melvin Nash first. The oldest name on the list belongs to William L. Crawford, born in 1911, the newest to Sonny Vaccaro, born in 1939.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Sonny Vaccaro
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
William L. Crawford
Youngest
1939
Sonny Vaccaro
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Trafford
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The longest list nearby is Monroeville’s, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Trafford 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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- Norm Benning: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons