
Matilda Joslyn Gage
1826–1898American writer, Native American civil rights activist, abolitionist, freethinker
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Closest of all is Matilda Joslyn Gage, from Cicero, 8 mi away. L. Frank Baum is the most widely known, written about in 75 languages. The nearest list is next door in Camden: 9 names, starting with Thomas Joseph Costello. Not one famous person on record comes from Constantia yet.
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

American writer, Native American civil rights activist, abolitionist, freethinker




American author of children's books

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Around it, Camden has the most people on record, 9 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Constantia and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.