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Romania B. Pratt Penrose
1839–1932American physician
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The American physician Romania B. Pratt Penrose was born in 1839. That places their birth in the early republic. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. 384 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washington Township 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.