#1Charles Clarendon Ballou
1862–1928United States Army major general
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Articles in 5 languages make the united States Army major general Charles Clarendon Ballou the best known. The list has one more: the American magician Jonathan Levit. Charles Clarendon Ballou, the best known, was born in 1862. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.

#1United States Army major general
Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orange 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.