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Famous people · Pilot Point

4 famous people were born in Pilot Point

Articles in 7 languages make the American Catholic prelate Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe the best known. The united States Army Medal of Honor recipient Frederick Edgar Ferguson ranks second, ahead of Vernon Cole. Frederick Edgar Ferguson, born in 1939, is the youngest, and James Latane Noel, Jr., born in 1909, the first on record. The list comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.

#2 best knownFrederick Edgar FergusonMilitary · born 1939
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
James Latane Noel, Jr.
Youngest
1939
Frederick Edgar Ferguson
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known

Born in Pilot Point

Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Frederick Edgar Ferguson (6) and Vernon Cole (3).

TT#1
Faith

Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe

1915–2009

American Catholic prelate

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Frederick Edgar Ferguson#2
Military

Frederick Edgar Ferguson

born 1939

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
VC#3
Sports

Vernon Cole

1938–1972

American gridiron football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Pilot Point’s famous people were born

The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Frederick Edgar Ferguson
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What Pilot Point is known for

Faith leads the fields, with 1 people.

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Pilot Point

1 more, best known first.

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James Latane Noel, Jr.

1909–1997

United States federal judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pilot Point 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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