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Famous people · Petrolia

Reed Hadley tops a list of 2 famous people born in Petrolia

Reed Hadley, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. The list has one more: the major League Baseball pitcher Ray Harrell. Over 1 years of births, the list goes from Reed Hadley (1911) to Ray Harrell (1912). The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.

#1 best knownReed HadleyFilm, TV & Stage · 1911–1974
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2
notable people
Best known
Reed Hadley
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Reed Hadley
Youngest
1912
Ray Harrell
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
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Reed Hadley#1
Film, TV & Stage

Reed Hadley

1911–1974

American actor

16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RH#2
Sports

Ray Harrell

1912–1984

Major League Baseball pitcher

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Petrolia 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.

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