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Famous people · Palouse

3 famous people call Palouse their birthplace

The best known is the American geographer Donald W. Meinig, with articles in 4 languages. Second place goes to the American football player and coach Mouse Davis, third to Charles Morris Ankcorn. Mouse Davis, born in 1932, is the youngest, and Charles Morris Ankcorn, born in 1893, the first on record. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65.

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Donald W. Meinig
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Charles Morris Ankcorn
Youngest
1932
Mouse Davis
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known

Born in Palouse

Three names lead: Donald W. Meinig (4 languages), Mouse Davis (3) and Charles Morris Ankcorn (1).

DM#1
Writing & Arts

Donald W. Meinig

1924–2020

American geographer

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MD#2
Sports

Mouse Davis

born 1932

American football player and coach

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CA#3
Military

Charles Morris Ankcorn

1893–1955

United States Army general

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