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Portal counts 2 famous people, first among them Leila Denmark

At the top of the list is the American pediatrician Leila Denmark, covered in 21 languages. The only other name is the American football player Cameron Sheffield. Born in 1898, Leila Denmark is the first name on record, and Cameron Sheffield, born in 1988, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Leila Denmark
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Leila Denmark
Youngest
1988
Cameron Sheffield
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known

Born in Portal

LD#1
Science & Medicine

Leila Denmark

1898–2012

American pediatrician

21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CS#2
Sports

Cameron Sheffield

born 1988

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portal 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.