#1Furnifold McLendel Simmons
1854–1940American senator for North Carolina
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Furnifold McLendel Simmons, the American senator for North carolina, was born in 1854. Their birth falls in the early republic. Readers can find them written up in 9 languages. 339 towns across North Carolina can name a famous person born there.

#1American senator for North Carolina
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Pollocksville’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pollocksville 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.