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Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Famous people · Shrewsbury
Charles Herman Helmsing is the only name on the Shrewsbury list
Charles Herman Helmsing, the Catholic bishop, was born in 1908. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 5 languages have an article about them. Of the towns next door, Webster Groves lists the most: 19, with Matt Bomer first.
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Charles Herman Helmsing
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Charles Herman Helmsing
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Webster Groves has the longest list next door: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shrewsbury 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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- Matt Bomer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons