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James Earl Rudder
1910–1970Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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James Earl Rudder, the recipient of the Purple Heart medal, was born in 1910. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 9 languages. Across Texas, 628 towns list someone born there.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eden 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.