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Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Dublin
Moses Mason, Jr., born in 1789, is Dublin’s famous person on record
Moses Mason, Jr., the American politician, was born in 1789. That places their birth in the early republic. Their name appears in articles in 4 languages. Of the towns next door, Peterborough lists the most: 15, with Sam Huntington first.
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notable people
Best known
Moses Mason, Jr.
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1789
Moses Mason, Jr.
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Dublin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dublin 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 (3)
- Sam Huntington: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver L. Spaulding: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Smith Frost: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons