#1Thomas John Watson, Sr.
1874–1956USA IBM executive and art collector
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The best known is the USA IBM executive and art collector Thomas John Watson, Sr., with articles in 45 languages. Richard Edward Enright, the American law enforcement officer and writer, comes second, with Edward J. Brundage third. For every 10,000 residents there are 12.8 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9. Over 43 years of births, the list goes from William W. Burritt (1831) to Thomas John Watson, Sr. (1874).
The three are covered in 45, 4 and 2 languages: Thomas John Watson, Sr., Richard Edward Enright and Edward J. Brundage.
#1USA IBM executive and art collector
#2American law enforcement officer and writer
#3The 1870s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Campbell 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.