#1Famous people · Burton
A single famous person was born in Burton: Henry Lawrence Hitchcock
Henry Lawrence Hitchcock was born in 1813. That places their birth in the early republic. Readers can find them written up in one language. 718 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.

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Henry Lawrence Hitchcock
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1813
Henry Lawrence Hitchcock
The best known
Born in Burton
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burton 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.
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- Henry Lawrence Hitchcock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons