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2 famous people call Buffalo their birthplace

Articles in 9 languages make the American artist and photographer Barbara Morgan the best known. The other is Milburn G. Apt, the American test pilot. Barbara Morgan (1900) and Milburn G. Apt (1924) mark the two ends of the list. No town in Kansas lists more than Lawrence, with 48.

#1 best knownBarbara MorganWriting & Arts · 1900–1992
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2
notable people
Best known
Barbara Morgan
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Barbara Morgan
Youngest
1924
Milburn G. Apt
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
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Born in Buffalo

Barbara Morgan#1
Writing & Arts

Barbara Morgan

1900–1992

American artist and photographer

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Milburn G. Apt#2
Military

Milburn G. Apt

1924–1956

American test pilot

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buffalo 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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