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Famous people · Townsend

Townsend counts 2 famous people, first among them David P. Buckson

Articles in 10 languages make the American judge David P. Buckson the best known. The list has one more: the American baseball player Happy Townsend. Births span 1879 to 1920, from Happy Townsend to David P. Buckson. No town in Delaware lists more than Wilmington, with 42.

#1 best knownDavid P. BucksonPolitics & Law · 1920–2017
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
David P. Buckson
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Happy Townsend
Youngest
1920
David P. Buckson
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known

Born in Townsend

David P. Buckson#1
Politics & Law

David P. Buckson

1920–2017

American judge

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Happy Townsend#2
Sports

Happy Townsend

1879–1963

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Townsend 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.

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