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Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Jackson
A single famous person was born in Jackson: George Law
The American financier George Law was born in 1806. That places their birth in the early republic. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. Across the town line, Cambridge lists 19, Frank Henry first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
George Law
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1806
George Law
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Jackson
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson 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 (4)
- Frank Henry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Gail: Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Cornell: TonyTheTiger at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Henry Corliss: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-1949, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons