#1Famous people · Wakefield
One famous person was born in Wakefield
William H. Avery, the American politician, was born in 1911. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 10 languages. Across Kansas, the lists cover 293 towns.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
William H. Avery
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
William H. Avery
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Wakefield
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wakefield 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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- William H. Avery: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons