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J. B. Chapman, born in 1884, is Yale’s famous person on record

The nazarene General superintendent J. B. Chapman was born in 1884. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in one language. Across Illinois, the lists cover 746 towns.

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J. B. Chapman
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J. B. Chapman
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J. B. Chapman

1884–1947

Nazarene General Superintendent

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yale 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.