#1Famous people · Poland
Poland is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is J. N. Andrews, the American Seventh-day Adventist minister, with articles in 15 languages. Close behind are Bert M. Fernald and Moncena Dunn. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 5, close to the 6 of the typical Maine town. Across the town line, Auburn lists 22, Elmer Drew Merrill first.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
J. N. Andrews
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
Moncena Dunn
Youngest
1858
Bert M. Fernald
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Poland
By how many languages cover them, J. N. Andrews comes first (15), then Bert M. Fernald (10) and Moncena Dunn (2).
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What Poland is known for
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Of the towns around it, Auburn has the most on record: 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Poland 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.
Photo credits (9)
- J. N. Andrews: Crispell Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert M. Fernald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moncena Dunn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Drew Merrill: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Plummer Lemmon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Hamlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Millett: Al Chang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Hall: Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jordan: Seattle Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons