David Sutherland Hibbard
1868–1966American academic
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
At the top of the list is the American academic David Sutherland Hibbard, covered in 3 languages. Jerry Harrington, the American baseball player, comes second, with Ernest Cherrington third. From David Sutherland Hibbard in 1868 to Frank Gullum in 1885, the births cover 17 years. 2 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.

The three are covered in 3, 3 and 2 languages: David Sutherland Hibbard, Jerry Harrington and Ernest Cherrington.
American academic
#3More were born in the 1860s than in any other decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
1 more, best known first.
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamden 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.