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Hall Memorial Library · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Northfield
A single famous person was born in Northfield: Richard S. Molony
In 1811, the American politician Richard S. Molony was born. That places their birth in the early republic. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. Next door, the list for Franklin holds 12, Kenneth French first.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
Richard S. Molony
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
Richard S. Molony
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Northfield
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northfield 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)
- John Adams Dix: Napoleon Sarony, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Widmer Bailey: The Notman Studio, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth MacKenna: Fox Movietone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons