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Jim Gillette
1917–1990Professional American football halfback in the National Football League 1940 to 1948
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Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Courtland
A single famous person was born in Courtland: Jim Gillette
Jim Gillette was born in 1917. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their story is told in 3 languages. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
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Jim Gillette
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1917
Jim Gillette
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Courtland 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.