#1Famous people · De Kalb
The 2 famous people born in De Kalb, led by Dan Blocker
Most widely known is Dan Blocker, the American actor, with articles in 23 languages. The other is Al Perkins, the American musician. Dan Blocker (1928) and Al Perkins (1944) mark the two ends of the list. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Dan Blocker
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Dan Blocker
Youngest
1944
Al Perkins
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in De Kalb
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is De Kalb 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)
- Dan Blocker: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Perkins: Beeld & Geluid Unknown photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons