#1Military
David E. Hayden
1897–1974United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people · Florence
Florence is the birthplace of 3 famous people
At the top of the list is the united States Navy Medal of Honor recipient David E. Hayden, covered in 4 languages. Byron George Skelton, the united States federal judge, comes second, with Hubert Boales third. The first birth on record is David E. Hayden’s, in 1897, and the last Hubert Boales’, in 1935. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
David E. Hayden
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
David E. Hayden
Youngest
1935
Hubert Boales
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Florence
The three are covered in 4, 2 and 1 languages: David E. Hayden, Byron George Skelton and Hubert Boales.
#1BS#2
Politics & Law
Byron George Skelton
1905–2004United States federal judge
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HB#3
Sports
Hubert Boales
born 1935American football, baseball, and golf coach
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Florence 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 (1)
- David E. Hayden: Kumioko at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons