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Famous people · Groom

2 famous people call Groom their birthplace

Leland Chapman, the American bail bondsman and bounty hunter, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the professional golfer Steve Haskins. Born in 1958, Steve Haskins is the first name on record, and Leland Chapman, born in 1976, the most recent. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.

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2
notable people
Best known
Leland Chapman
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1958
Steve Haskins
Youngest
1976
Leland Chapman
The best known

Born in Groom

LC#1
Notable

Leland Chapman

born 1976

American bail bondsman and bounty hunter

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SH#2
Sports

Steve Haskins

born 1958

Professional golfer

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Groom 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.