#1Dora Hall Stockman
1872–1948American writer and lecturer
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Dora Hall Stockman, the American writer and lecturer, was born in 1872. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their story is told in one language so far. 502 towns across Michigan can name a famous person born there.

#1American writer and lecturer
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Marilla Township’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marilla Township 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.