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Whitney is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 5 languages make the American singer-songwriter Sanger D. Shafer the best known. The only other name is the musical artist Lincoln Durham. Lincoln Durham, born in 2000, is the youngest, and Sanger D. Shafer, born in 1934, the first on record. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Sanger D. Shafer
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
Sanger D. Shafer
Youngest
2000
Lincoln Durham
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Whitney
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitney 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)
- Lincoln Durham: Rebsylee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons