#1Boyd Bartlett
1897–1965American military officer and physicist
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At the top of the list is the American military officer and physicist Boyd Bartlett, covered in 5 languages. Noah Brooks and Simmy Murch follow. Next door, Penobscot lists 3, led by George W. Emery. The first birth on record is Noah Brooks’, in 1830, and the last Boyd Bartlett’s, in 1897.
Boyd Bartlett leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Noah Brooks (5) and Simmy Murch (2).
#1American military officer and physicist
#2Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Castine 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.