Raymond Carver
1938–1988Penman, poet, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, teacher, short story writer
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Raymond Carver leads the list, covered in 56 languages. Behind the leader come Cole Escola and Harvey Karman. The first birth on record is Merlin F. Schneider’s, in 1901, and the last Cole Escola’s, in 1986. In Oregon, 137 towns have someone on the list.
Raymond Carver has articles in 56 languages, Cole Escola in 12 and Harvey Karman in 2.
Penman, poet, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, teacher, short story writer
#2American comedian, actor, and playwright
The 1930s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clatskanie 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.