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Faith
Charles W. MacLean
1903–1985Suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
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Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Lincoln
Lincoln is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Best known of all is Charles W. MacLean, written about in one language. The list has one more: the American politician Edmond David Gionet. Charles W. MacLean (1903) and Edmond David Gionet (1931) mark the two ends of the list. Of the towns next door, Easton lists the most: 2, with Bode Miller first.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Charles W. MacLean
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Charles W. MacLean
Youngest
1931
Edmond David Gionet
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Close by, Easton counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln 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 (2)
- Bode Miller: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred A. Howland: "The Eastern Underwriter" (New York, NY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons