#1Sports
James N. Ashmore
1878–1944American football coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach
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Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
James N. Ashmore came into the world in 1878. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 2 languages. Across Illinois, 746 towns list someone born there.

#1American football coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richview 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.