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Famous people · Lenoir City
3 famous people were born in Lenoir City
Most widely known is John Bowers, the American writer, with articles in 4 languages. Second place goes to the musical artist Tom Collins, third to George Fritts. Born in 1919, George Fritts is the first name on record, and Tom Collins, born in 1942, the most recent. The list comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Tennessee, at 2.9.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Bowers
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
George Fritts
Youngest
1942
Tom Collins
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Lenoir City
John Bowers has articles in 4 languages, Tom Collins in 4 and George Fritts in 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lenoir City 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 Collins: Eagledj, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons