#1Norman Vincent Peale
1898–1993American writer and minister
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Norman Vincent Peale, the American writer and minister, was born in 1898. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 40 languages. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 754 towns.

#1American writer and minister
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Bowersville’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bowersville 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.