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Famous people · Rushville

Rushville is the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the American composer Benjamin Hanby, covered in 4 languages. The only other name is the US author Sara Weiss. Benjamin Hanby, born in 1833, is the earliest name and Sara Weiss, born in 1834, the latest. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.

#2 best knownSara WeissWriting & Arts · 1834–1904
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Benjamin Hanby
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
Benjamin Hanby
Youngest
1834
Sara Weiss
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known

Born in Rushville

BH#1
Music

Benjamin Hanby

1833–1867

American composer

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Sara Weiss#2
Writing & Arts

Sara Weiss

1834–1904

US author (? -1904)

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rushville 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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