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Famous people · Dunlap

Dunlap is the birthplace of 4 famous people

Tom Stewart, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Raymond H. Cooley and Ray Phelps. The earliest on the list is Tom Stewart, born in 1892, and the youngest Jon Coffelt, born in 1963. The list comes to 7 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Tennessee.

#1 best knownTom StewartPolitics & Law · 1892–1972
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Tom Stewart
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Tom Stewart
Youngest
1963
Jon Coffelt
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known

Born in Dunlap

Three names lead: Tom Stewart (9 languages), Raymond H. Cooley (4) and Ray Phelps (3).

Tom Stewart#1
Politics & Law

Tom Stewart

1892–1972

American politician

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RC#2
Military

Raymond H. Cooley

1916–1947

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RP#3
Sports

Ray Phelps

1903–1971

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Dunlap’s famous people were born

3 were born in the age of mills and railroads, and the 1890s alone saw 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950Tom Stewart
Politics & LawMilitarySportsWriting & Arts

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Known for

What Dunlap is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Dunlap

1 more, best known first.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunlap 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)
  • Tom Stewart: The original uploader was John English 9999 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons