#1Famous people · Red Jacket
A single famous person was born in Red Jacket: Doc Edwards
The American baseball player and coach Doc Edwards was born in 1936. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. 4 languages have an article about them. John Hendricks leads the 3 names listed next door in Matewan.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Doc Edwards
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1936
Doc Edwards
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Red Jacket
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Red Jacket 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)
- Doc Edwards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hendricks: The Baltimore Sun / Anne Arundel County Sun, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons