Freetown has no famous person on record yet
The nearest list is next door in Marathon: 2 names, starting with Francis G. Brink. Across New York, 1,265 towns list someone born there. New York City’s 99 names make the longest list in New York. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Freetown), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Freetown has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Freetown
Of the towns nearby, Marathon lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freetown 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 (3)
- Nathan Lewis Miller: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha B. O'Donnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Ambrose Sperry: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


