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Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Hinsdale
Hinsdale has just one famous person to its name: John J. McMahon
In 1875, the Catholic bishop John J. McMahon was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. Olean’s list, next door, has 26 names, Jeff Fahey first among them.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
John J. McMahon
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
John J. McMahon
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Hinsdale
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Close by, Olean counts 26 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hinsdale 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)
- Jeff Fahey: photo taken by flickr user photoren, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ingalls: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Butts: U.S. Geological Survey taken in 1901, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons