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Famous people · Russell
A single famous person was born in Russell: Seymour H. Knox I
In 1861, the American businessman Seymour H. Knox I was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. Next door, Canton lists 9, led by Jordan Greenway.
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1
notable people
Best known
Seymour H. Knox I
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Seymour H. Knox I
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Russell
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Russell 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 (3)
- Jordan Greenway: Surveytrevor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Bacheller: published by L C Page and company Boston 1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Oswald Brodie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons