#1Famous people · Covington
Astyanax Douglass, born in 1897, is Covington’s famous person on record
The American baseball player Astyanax Douglass was born in 1897. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. In all of Texas, the famous people on record come from 636 towns.

Born here
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notable people
Best known
Astyanax Douglass
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Astyanax Douglass
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Covington
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Covington 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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- Astyanax Douglass: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons