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Famous people · Fairfax
Fairfax has just one famous person to its name: John Terry
In 1879, the American baseball player John Terry was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. Over the border in Cedar Rapids, 41 names are on record, led by Elijah Wood.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
John Terry
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
John Terry
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Fairfax
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Of the towns nearby, Cedar Rapids lists the most people: 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfax 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.
Photo credits (1)
- Elijah Wood: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons