#1Famous people · Troy
2 famous people call Troy their birthplace
Most widely known is Doc Adkins, the American baseball player, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the surgeon-general of New york Joseph D. Bryant. Mark Neumann leads the 6 names listed next door in East Troy. Over 27 years of births, the list goes from Joseph D. Bryant (1845) to Doc Adkins (1872).
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Doc Adkins
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
Joseph D. Bryant
Youngest
1872
Doc Adkins
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Troy
#1#2Science & Medicine
Joseph D. Bryant
1845–1914Surgeon-General of New York
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What Troy is known for
1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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The fullest list close by belongs to East Troy, with 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Troy 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 (4)
- Doc Adkins: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph D. Bryant: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Neumann: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Brophy: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons