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George Evan Roberts
1857–1948Director of the United States Mint
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The director of the United States mint George Evan Roberts was born in 1857. Their birth falls in the early republic. 5 languages have an article about them. In all of Iowa, the famous people on record come from 469 towns.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colesburg 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.