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Dwight Griswold tops a list of 2 famous people born in Harrison

Most widely known is Dwight Griswold, the American politician, with articles in 12 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Harry B. Coffee. The earliest on the list is Harry B. Coffee, born in 1890, and the youngest Dwight Griswold, born in 1893. The longest list in Nebraska is Lincoln’s, with 45 names.

#1 best knownDwight GriswoldPolitics & Law · 1893–1954
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Dwight Griswold
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Harry B. Coffee
Youngest
1893
Dwight Griswold
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Harrison

Dwight Griswold#1
Politics & Law

Dwight Griswold

1893–1954

American politician

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Harry B. Coffee#2
Politics & Law

Harry B. Coffee

1890–1972

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrison 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.

Photo credits (2)
  • Dwight Griswold: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Harry B. Coffee: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons