#1Famous people · Drakes Branch
2 famous people call Drakes Branch their birthplace
John McCargo, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The only other name is the American baseball player Joe Lewis. Born in 1895, Joe Lewis is the first name on record, and John McCargo, born in 1983, the most recent. No town in Virginia lists more than Arlington, with 84.
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2
notable people
Best known
John McCargo
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Joe Lewis
Youngest
1983
John McCargo
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Drakes Branch
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Drakes Branch 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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- John McCargo: SteelCityHobbies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons