#1Coalfield is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 6 languages make the American baseball player and coach Sid Hudson the best known. The other is Pat McGlothin, the American baseball player. Sid Hudson (1915) and Pat McGlothin (1920) mark the two ends of the list. Next door, the list for Oliver Springs holds 3, Levi Kreis first.

Born in Coalfield
#1Who’s the most famous person from Coalfield?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Coalfield’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Oliver Springs’, at 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coalfield 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)
- Sid Hudson: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons