#1Famous people · Adams Center
One famous person was born in Adams Center
Melvil Dewey, the American librarian, was born in 1851. Their birth falls in the early republic. Articles about them exist in 43 languages. 1,290 towns in New York have at least one famous person on record.
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notable people
Best known
Melvil Dewey
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
Melvil Dewey
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Adams Center 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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- Melvil Dewey: Pach Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons