Mary Brave Bird
1954–2013Lakota author and indigenous rights activist
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Spotted Tail Gravesite · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0At the top of the list is the lakota author and indigenous rights activist Mary Brave Bird, covered in 7 languages. The only other name is the sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux] quiltmaker Nellie Star Boy Menard. The earliest on the list is Nellie Star Boy Menard, born in 1910, and the youngest Mary Brave Bird, born in 1954. No town in South Dakota lists more than Sioux Falls, with 54.
Lakota author and indigenous rights activist
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux] quiltmaker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rosebud 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.