#1Famous people · Cross Plains
John Hanke tops a list of 2 famous people born in Cross Plains
At the top of the list is the American businessman John Hanke, covered in 14 languages. The list has one more: the American memoirist Gertrude Beasley. Born in 1892, Gertrude Beasley is the first name on record, and John Hanke, born in 1967, the most recent. Beaumont’s 63 names make the longest list in Texas.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Hanke
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Gertrude Beasley
Youngest
1967
John Hanke
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Cross Plains
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1 of them work in Business, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cross Plains 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)
- John Hanke: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gertrude Beasley: Kbarbato, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons