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Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Big Bend
A single famous person was born in Big Bend: Hal Peck
Hal Peck, the American baseball player, was born in 1917. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 4 languages. Of the bordering towns, Vernon has the longest list: 2, with Glenn Robert Davis at the top.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Hal Peck
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Hal Peck
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Big Bend
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Vernon has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Bend 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)
- Glenn Robert Davis: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrija Novakovich: Antonio Fraioli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons