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Photo: Ken Gallager at Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Grantham
Hiram Leavitt is the only name on the Grantham list
Hiram Leavitt was born in 1824. Their birth falls in the early republic. Readers can find them written up in one language. Of the towns next door, Croydon lists the most: 5, with Augusta Cooper Bristol first.
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notable people
Best known
Hiram Leavitt
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Hiram Leavitt
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Grantham
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Croydon leads the towns around it, with 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grantham 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)
- Augusta Cooper Bristol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Alonzo Haynes: C M Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons