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Homer counts 2 famous people, first among them Alvin Saunders Johnson

Most widely known is Alvin Saunders Johnson, the united States economist, with articles in 10 languages. The list has one more: the American baseball player Irv Higginbotham. Over 8 years of births, the list goes from Alvin Saunders Johnson (1874) to Irv Higginbotham (1882). The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.

#1 best knownAlvin Saunders JohnsonScience & Medicine · 1874–1971
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2
notable people
Best known
Alvin Saunders Johnson
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Alvin Saunders Johnson
Youngest
1882
Irv Higginbotham
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
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Alvin Saunders Johnson#1
Science & Medicine

Alvin Saunders Johnson

1874–1971

United States economist

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Irv Higginbotham#2
Sports

Irv Higginbotham

1882–1959

American baseball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Homer 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.

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