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Thomas J. Majors Farmstead · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Famous people · Peru
The 3 famous people born in Peru, led by Edison Pettit
Most widely known is Edison Pettit, the American astronomer, with articles in 12 languages. Peary Rader, the American bodybuilder, comes second, with Sylva Ashworth third. Born in 1874, Sylva Ashworth is the first name on record, and Peary Rader, born in 1909, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Edison Pettit
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Sylva Ashworth
Youngest
1909
Peary Rader
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Peru
Edison Pettit, Peary Rader and Sylva Ashworth are written about in 12, 4 and 1 languages.
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Known for
What Peru is known for
1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peru 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.