#1Famous people · Rural Retreat
3 famous people call Rural Retreat their birthplace
Most widely known is Deacon Phillippe, the American baseball player, with articles in 4 languages. The next two names are Doris Crouse-Mays and Pamela Stafford. The oldest name on the list belongs to Deacon Phillippe, born in 1872, the newest to Doris Crouse-Mays, born in 1958. Arlington has the most of any town in Virginia: 84.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Deacon Phillippe
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Deacon Phillippe
Youngest
1958
Doris Crouse-Mays
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Rural Retreat
Languages with an article: 4 for Deacon Phillippe, 2 for Doris Crouse-Mays, 2 for Pamela Stafford.
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Film, TV & Stage
Pamela Stafford
born 1946American model, fashion designer and artist
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What Rural Retreat is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rural Retreat 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 (2)
- Deacon Phillippe: Breisch Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Crouse-Mays: AFL-CIO America's Unions, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons