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Photo: Forest Service Alaska Region, USDA · CC BY 2.0Famous people · Cordova
Marie Smith Jones tops a list of 3 famous people born in Cordova
The best known is the last speaker of the Eyak language Marie Smith Jones, with articles in 26 languages. The next two names are Cody McKenzie and John Hoover. Marie Smith Jones, born in 1918, is the earliest name and Cody McKenzie, born in 1987, the latest. The longest list of any town in Alaska belongs to Fairbanks, with 49.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Marie Smith Jones
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Marie Smith Jones
Youngest
1987
Cody McKenzie
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Cordova
Marie Smith Jones has articles in 26 languages, Cody McKenzie in 2 and John Hoover in 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cordova 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.