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Famous people · Leonard
3 famous people call Leonard their birthplace
Articles in 3 languages make the American football player J. T. Smith the best known. Second place goes to the baseball player Polly McLarry, third to Jules V. Sikes. Trenton, which borders it, has 2 on its list, the best known Lloyd Mangrum. For every 10,000 residents there are 12 on the list, well above the typical Texas town’s 0.7.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
J. T. Smith
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Polly McLarry
Youngest
1955
J. T. Smith
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Leonard
By how many languages cover them, J. T. Smith comes first (3), then Polly McLarry (2) and Jules V. Sikes (1).
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Sports
Jules V. Sikes
1904–1964American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leonard 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)
- Polly McLarry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons