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Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Parsons
One famous person was born in Parsons
In 1934, the American politician in Virginia Harry Purkey was born. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. Their name appears in an article in one language. The longest list in West Virginia is Huntington’s, with 62 names.
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notable people
Best known
Harry Purkey
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
Harry Purkey
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Parsons
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parsons 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.