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John Burroughs
1907–1978Politician and business person, 18th Governor of New Mexico
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Famous people · Robert Lee
4 famous people call Robert Lee their birthplace
John Burroughs leads the list, covered in 7 languages. The American polo player Fred Roe ranks second, ahead of Wallace Clift. Over 37 years of births, the list goes from Fred Roe (1889) to Wallace Clift (1926). The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John Burroughs
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Fred Roe
Youngest
1926
Wallace Clift
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Robert Lee
Three names lead: John Burroughs (7 languages), Fred Roe (4) and Wallace Clift (3).
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Through the years
When Robert Lee’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 1 births.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Robert Lee 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)
- John Burroughs: Albuquerque Museum Photo Archives, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons