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Science & Medicine
Dwight Ireneus Douglass
1884–1940Fraternity founder
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Famous people · Colfax
One famous person was born in Colfax
In 1884, the fraternity founder Dwight Ireneus Douglass was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. 746 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
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Dwight Ireneus Douglass
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Dwight Ireneus Douglass
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colfax 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.