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John Shelton Wilder tops a list of 3 famous people born in Mason
Articles in 11 languages make the American politician John Shelton Wilder the best known. The American baseball player Harvey Hendrick ranks second, ahead of Beebe Steven Lynk. Over 49 years of births, the list goes from Beebe Steven Lynk (1872) to John Shelton Wilder (1921). The longest list in Tennessee is Chattanooga’s, with 56 names.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Shelton Wilder
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Beebe Steven Lynk
Youngest
1921
John Shelton Wilder
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Mason
Languages with an article: 11 for John Shelton Wilder, 3 for Harvey Hendrick, 1 for Beebe Steven Lynk.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mason 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 (2)
- Harvey Hendrick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beebe Steven Lynk: RHuff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons