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Famous people · Collinsville
Collinsville counts 2 famous people, first among them Bill Denton
Bill Denton, the American artistic gymnast, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. The other is William H. Murray, the ninth governor of Oklahoma. The first birth on record is William H. Murray’s, in 1869, and the last Bill Denton’s, in 1911. Famous people are on record for 627 of the towns in Texas.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bill Denton
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
William H. Murray
Youngest
1911
Bill Denton
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Collinsville
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Collinsville 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.
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- William H. Murray: Congressional work, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons