#1Alma Carrie Cummings
1857–1926American journalist, newspaper editor
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Alma Carrie Cummings was born in 1857. That places their birth in the early republic. 4 languages have an article about them. Of the towns next door, Colebrook lists the most: 5, with Irving W. Drew first.

#1American journalist, newspaper editor
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Of the towns around it, Colebrook has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Columbia 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.