#1John S. Sullivan
1875–1949Politician in Massachusetts, US
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
John S. Sullivan came into the world in 1875. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in one language. Next door, Suffield lists 24, led by Sylvester Graham.

#1Politician in Massachusetts, US
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Around it, Suffield has the most people on record, 24 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thompsonville 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.