#1Famous people · Merkel
The American politician Peggy Cruse is the one famous person from Merkel
Peggy Cruse, the American politician, was born in 1934. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. 3 languages have an article about them. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.

Born here
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notable people
Best known
Peggy Cruse
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
Peggy Cruse
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Merkel
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Merkel 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)
- Peggy Cruse: Secretary of State of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons