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Famous people · Elba

One famous person was born in Elba

The American librarian and missionary in China Mary Elizabeth Wood was born in 1861. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 3 languages have an article about them. Across New York, 1,300 towns list someone born there.

#1 best knownMary Elizabeth WoodFaith · 1861–1931
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Mary Elizabeth Wood
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Mary Elizabeth Wood

1861–1931

American librarian and missionary in China

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elba 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.

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