#1Famous people · Powell
From 1877 to 1987, Powell was the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the American football player Lee Smith, with articles in 6 languages. John Cooper is second and Percy Poe Bishop third. The list’s best known name, Lee Smith, dates from 1987. Next door, Knoxville lists 33, led by Quentin Tarantino.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Lee Smith
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Percy Poe Bishop
Youngest
1987
Lee Smith
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Powell
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1#2#3Known for
What Powell is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Powell 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 (4)
- Lee Smith: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cooper: Brad Muckenthaler, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy Poe Bishop: National Archives and Records Administration (Washington, DC) via Ancestry.com (Subscription required)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quentin Tarantino: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons