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Newfield Covered Bridge · Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Newfield
Newfield has one famous person on record
In 1842, the American soldier Wallace W. Johnson was born. Their birth falls in the early republic. One language has an article about them so far. Across the town line, Ithaca lists 53, David Foster Wallace first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Wallace W. Johnson
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Wallace W. Johnson
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Newfield
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newfield 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 (2)
- David Foster Wallace: Steve Rhodes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander S. Diven: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons