#1Famous people · Gordon
Gordon is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Thurman Tucker, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The list has one more: the American Army general Delk M. Oden. The earliest on the list is Delk M. Oden, born in 1911, and the youngest Thurman Tucker, born in 1917. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Thurman Tucker
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Delk M. Oden
Youngest
1917
Thurman Tucker
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Gordon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gordon 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)
- Thurman Tucker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Delk M. Oden: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons