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Clarence Pickrel, born in 1911, is Gretna’s famous person on record
The major League Baseball player Clarence Pickrel was born in 1911. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their story is told in 2 languages. In all of Virginia, the famous people on record come from 270 towns.
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notable people
Best known
Clarence Pickrel
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Clarence Pickrel
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Gretna
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gretna 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.