#1Daniel R. Gernatt Sr.
1917–2014American entrepreneur, businessman, horseman and dairy farmer
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Daniel R. Gernatt Sr. was born in 1917. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Over the border in Otto, 4 names are on record, led by Anna Botsford Comstock.

#1American entrepreneur, businessman, horseman and dairy farmer
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The neighbour with the most names is Otto, at 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Collins 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.