Harold Manning
1909–2003American steeplechase and long-distance runner
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Harold Manning, the American steeplechase and long-distance runner, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the American surgeon Allen B. Kanavel. Over 35 years of births, the list goes from Allen B. Kanavel (1874) to Harold Manning (1909). No town in Kansas lists more than Lawrence, with 48.

American steeplechase and long-distance runner
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sedgwick 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.