#1Sophie Jewett
1861–1909Lyric poet, translator, and professor
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Best known of all is Sophie Jewett, written about in 3 languages. Jack Wright, the American football coach, comes second, with Robert Mitchell third. Born in 1826, Robert Mitchell is the first name on record, and Jack Wright, born in 1871, the most recent. In all of New York, the famous people on record come from 1,265 towns.
Sophie Jewett, Jack Wright and Robert Mitchell are written about in 3, 2 and 2 languages.
#1Lyric poet, translator, and professor
#2Wisconsin politician, born 1826
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Moravia 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.