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Howard Thomas Orville
1901–1960American naval officer and meteorologist
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Famous people · Saratoga
3 famous people call Saratoga their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American naval officer and meteorologist Howard Thomas Orville, covered in 4 languages. The next two names are C. C. Beall and Bill Vasey. The first birth on record is C. C. Beall’s, in 1892, and the last Bill Vasey’s, in 1939. In Wyoming, 45 towns have someone on the list.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Howard Thomas Orville
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
C. C. Beall
Youngest
1939
Bill Vasey
Most common field
Military
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Saratoga
Howard Thomas Orville leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of C. C. Beall (3) and Bill Vasey (2).
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Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Saratoga, though born elsewhere.
Annie Proulx
born 1935American novelist, short story and non-fiction author (b. 1935)
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Photo credits (3)
- Howard Thomas Orville: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. C. Beall: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Proulx: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons