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Famous people · Flanders

3 famous people were born in Flanders from 1790 to 1996

With articles in 4 languages, John Wurts is the most widely known. Noah Brown, the American football player, comes second, with Charles Stewart Wurts third. Of the towns next door, Mount Olive Township lists the most: 2, with Daniel Elmer Salmon first. Per head, the list is long: 3.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5.

#1 best knownJohn WurtsPolitics & Law · 1792–1861
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Wurts
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
Charles Stewart Wurts
Youngest
1996
Noah Brown
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known

Born in Flanders

John Wurts, Noah Brown and Charles Stewart Wurts are written about in 4, 4 and 1 languages.

John Wurts#1
Politics & Law

John Wurts

1792–1861

American politician and president of Delaware and Hudson Canal Company

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Noah Brown#2
Sports

Noah Brown

born 1996

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Charles Stewart Wurts#3
Business

Charles Stewart Wurts

1790–1859

American businessman and founder of the Delaware and Hudson Railway

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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The longest list nearby is Mount Olive Township’s, with 2.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Flanders 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.

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