Walton Ranger Station Historic District · Photo: National Park Service inventory · Public domainFamous people · Essex
Essex has yet to put a famous person on the list
Missoula’s 70 names make the longest list in Montana. After Missoula, the next longest list in Montana is Billings’, with 65. 101 of the towns in Montana list at least one person.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Essex), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Essex has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Essex 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.