#1Edwin Taylor Pollock
1870–1943US Navy Captain, Naval Governor
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Edwin Taylor Pollock leads the list, covered in 9 languages. The list has one more: the college football player Bill Royce. 739 of the towns in Ohio list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.

#1US Navy Captain, Naval Governor
Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Mount Gilead’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Gilead 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.