#1Film, TV & Stage
Peggie Castle
1927–1973American actress who specialized in playing the "other woman" in B-movies
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Famous people · Appalachia
Peggie Castle tops a list of 2 famous people born in Appalachia
With articles in 20 languages, Peggie Castle is the most widely known. The list has one more: the American football player Paul Davis. The earliest on the list is Peggie Castle, born in 1927, and the youngest Paul Davis, born in 1958. The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names.
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2
notable people
Best known
Peggie Castle
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Peggie Castle
Youngest
1958
Paul Davis
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Film, TV & Stage
1 people
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Born in Appalachia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Appalachia 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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- Peggie Castle: Warner Bros. Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons