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Famous people · Palmyra

Palmyra is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Texas Jack Omohundro is the best known, with articles in 8 languages. The other is John Garland James. Over 2 years of births, the list goes from John Garland James (1844) to Texas Jack Omohundro (1846). The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.

#1 best knownTexas Jack OmohundroFilm, TV & Stage · 1846–1880
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Texas Jack Omohundro
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
John Garland James
Youngest
1846
Texas Jack Omohundro
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
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Born in Palmyra

Texas Jack Omohundro#1
Film, TV & Stage

Texas Jack Omohundro

1846–1880

American army scout, cowboy and actor

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JJ#2
Politics & Law

John Garland James

1844–1930

2nd President of Texas A&M

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palmyra 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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