#1Harley J. Overturf
1882–1974American politician and businessman
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Harley J. Overturf, the American politician and businessman, was born in 1882. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in one language. No town in Nebraska lists more than Lincoln, with 45.

#1American politician and businessman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk Creek 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.