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Famous people · Forreston

Mary Frances Winston Newson is the only name on the Forreston list

The American mathematician Mary Frances Winston Newson was born in 1869. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 12 languages. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 746 towns.

#1 best knownMary Frances Winston NewsonScience & Medicine · 1869–1959
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Mary Frances Winston Newson
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Science & Medicine

Mary Frances Winston Newson

1869–1959

American mathematician

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forreston 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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  • Mary Frances Winston Newson: Kansas State University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons