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Famous people · Brookneal
Brookneal is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Charlie Pick, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second place goes to the united States Army general Lewis A. Pick, third to Edward P. Hurt. The first birth on record is Charlie Pick’s, in 1888, and the last Edward P. Hurt’s, in 1900. The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Charlie Pick
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Charlie Pick
Youngest
1900
Edward P. Hurt
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Brookneal
Two of the three are athletes.
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Sports
Edward P. Hurt
1900–1989American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator
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What Brookneal is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookneal 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)
- Lewis A. Pick: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons