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Ruth Simmons
born 1945American academic and administrator
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Famous people · Grapeland
3 famous people call Grapeland their birthplace
The best known is the American academic and administrator Ruth Simmons, with articles in 6 languages. Hop Wilson, the American Texas blues steel guitar player, comes second, with Tony Jones third. The oldest name on the list belongs to Hop Wilson, born in 1927, the newest to Tony Jones, born in 1965. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Ruth Simmons
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Hop Wilson
Youngest
1965
Tony Jones
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Grapeland
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Grapeland is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grapeland 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)
- Ruth Simmons: Jim Wallace, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons