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Famous people · Avoca

No one born in Avoca has made the famous people list yet

The New York lists hold names for 1,260 towns. New York City’s 99 names make the longest list in New York. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Avoca), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Avoca has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avoca 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.