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Famous people · Portland
Portland, birthplace of the American football player Martin Dossett
In 1978, the American football player Martin Dossett was born. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Over the border in Corpus Christi, 52 names are on record, led by Eva Longoria. Beaumont’s 63 names make the longest list in Texas.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Martin Dossett
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1978
Martin Dossett
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Portland
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Of the towns around it, Corpus Christi has the most on record: 52.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portland 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.