#1William Harvey Gibson
1821–1894Ohio Politician, Union Army General
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
William Harvey Gibson was born in 1821. That places their birth in the early republic. Their story is told in 5 languages. Next door, the list for Steubenville holds 41, Dean Martin first.

#1Ohio Politician, Union Army General
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cross Creek Township 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.