#1Famous people · Fairton
2 famous people call Fairton their birthplace
Articles in 7 languages make the American civil servant Helen Gandy the best known. The other is John T. Nixon, the American politician. Helen Gandy, born in 1897, is the youngest, and John T. Nixon, born in 1820, the first on record. Over the border in Fairfield Township, one name is on record: Harold Gould.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Helen Gandy
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
John T. Nixon
Youngest
1897
Helen Gandy
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Fairton
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairton 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)
- Helen Gandy: Photo by Theodor Horydczak, Theodor, ca. 1890-1971. Uploaded by PedanticallySpeaking at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Nixon: Frederick Gutekunst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons