#1Famous people · Wayne
The American politician Francis Kernan is the one famous person from Wayne
The American politician Francis Kernan was born in 1816. Their birth falls in the early republic. 9 languages have an article about them. Jerusalem, which borders it, has 3 on its list, the best known Thomas B. Jackson.

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notable people
Best known
Francis Kernan
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Francis Kernan
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Wayne
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wayne 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 (1)
- Francis Kernan: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons