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Famous people · Troup

3 famous people call Troup their birthplace

The best known is the American basketball player Marshall Brown, with articles in 4 languages. The American baseball player Claude Cooper ranks second, ahead of Keylon Kincade. Claude Cooper, born in 1892, is the earliest name and Keylon Kincade, born in 1982, the latest. 633 towns across Texas can name a famous person born there.

#2 best knownClaude CooperSports · 1892–1974
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Marshall Brown
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Claude Cooper
Youngest
1982
Keylon Kincade
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Troup

The three are covered in 4, 3 and 2 languages: Marshall Brown, Claude Cooper and Keylon Kincade.

MB#1
Sports

Marshall Brown

1918–2008

American basketball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Claude Cooper#2
Sports

Claude Cooper

1892–1974

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
KK#3
Sports

Keylon Kincade

born 1982

American football player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Troup 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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