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Photo: Tyler A. McNeil · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Colonie
Colonie, birthplace of the American children's writer Julia DeVillers
In 1981, the American children's writer Julia DeVillers was born. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. The nearest list is next door in Albany: 39 names, starting with Paul Krugman. The New York lists hold names for 1,300 towns.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
Julia DeVillers
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1981
Julia DeVillers
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Colonie
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colonie 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 (4)
- George Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethelda Bleibtrey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Koubek: Sports Marketing, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ze Frank: The Bui Brothers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons