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Photo: Alainmoscoso · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Piedmont
2 famous people come from Piedmont, Don Redman the best known
Most widely known is Don Redman, the American musician, with articles in 15 languages. The only other name is the American illustrator Leslie Thrasher. Of the towns next door, Westernport lists Stephen Wheeler Downey. The list runs from Leslie Thrasher, born in 1889, to Don Redman, born in 1900.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Don Redman
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Leslie Thrasher
Youngest
1900
Don Redman
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Piedmont
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Known for
What Piedmont is known for
1 of them work in Music, the biggest field.
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Of the towns nearby, one has a famous name listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Piedmont 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 (1)
- Stephen Wheeler Downey: "Annals of Wyoming" magazine. Wyoming Historical Department (Cheyenne, WY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons