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Photo: Mwanner · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Jay
Jay is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Earl Finch, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The list has one more: the American bobsledder Robert Crowley. Of the bordering towns, Keene has the longest list: 5, with Beth Edmonds at the top. Births span 1830 to 1942, from Earl Finch to Robert Crowley.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Earl Finch
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
Earl Finch
Youngest
1942
Robert Crowley
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Jay
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Known for
What Jay is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Keene, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jay 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)
- Orlando Kellogg: George Levi Brown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Markham: Union Eng S.F., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Elmer Milholland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Tomlinson Brush: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons