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Famous people · Van

2 famous people call Van their birthplace

Most widely known is Todd Fowler, the player of American football, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American theatre director Adrian Hall. The earliest on the list is Adrian Hall, born in 1927, and the youngest Todd Fowler, born in 1962. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Todd Fowler
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Adrian Hall
Youngest
1962
Todd Fowler
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Van

TF#1
Sports

Todd Fowler

born 1962

Player of American football

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AH#2
Film, TV & Stage

Adrian Hall

1927–2023

American theatre director

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Also called Van home

Born elsewhere, Dan Flynn lived here.

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Dan Flynn

1943–2022

American politician

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Van 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.