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Politics & Law
John Henry Kinkead
1826–19043rd Governor of Nevada and 1st Governor of the District of Alaska
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John Henry Kinkead tops a list of 2 famous people born in Smithfield
Best known of all is John Henry Kinkead, written about in 10 languages. The only other name is the American politician John Brodhead. Born in 1770, John Brodhead is the first name on record, and John Henry Kinkead, born in 1826, the most recent. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 938 towns.
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John Henry Kinkead
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1770
John Brodhead
Youngest
1826
John Henry Kinkead
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2 people
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Born in Smithfield
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smithfield 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.