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Famous people · Ira
Samuel P. Kenyon, born in 1846, is Ira’s famous person on record
In 1846, the medal of Honor recipient Samuel P. Kenyon was born. Their birth falls in the early republic. An article about them exists in one language. Of the towns next door, Victory lists the most: 3, with George W. Thompson first.
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Samuel P. Kenyon
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1846
Samuel P. Kenyon
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Around it, Victory has the most people on record, 3 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ira 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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- Warner Miller: J. Schloss, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Regan Smith: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Baker Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons