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Merrill Lock No. 6 · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFamous people · Industry
Industry has one famous person on record
The American baseball player Pop Rising was born in 1877. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Next door, the list for Midland holds 4, Simmie Hill first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Pop Rising
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Pop Rising
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Industry
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Industry 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.
Photo credits (2)
- Simmie Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver James Dickey: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons