
Oliver S. Powell
1896–1963American economist, educator, and author
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The nearest, Oliver S. Powell, was born in White Rock, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Ryan Smith, with articles in 4 languages. The list for Fairmount is empty for now. 130 towns in North Dakota have at least one famous person on record.
The 5 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

American economist, educator, and author

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairmount and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.