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John J. McSwain
1875–1936U.S. congressman from South Carolina
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Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
John J. McSwain came into the world in 1875. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 6 languages. Across South Carolina, 206 towns list someone born there.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cross Hill 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.