#1Cleveland has just one famous person to its name: Eugenie M. Morenus
In 1881, the American mathematician Eugenie M. Morenus was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. 1,283 towns in New York have at least one famous person on record.

Born in Cleveland
#1Also called Cleveland home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Daniel Baldwin the best known.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cleveland 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)
- Eugenie M. Morenus: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Baldwin: thepaparazzigamer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons