#1Thomas Sigismund Stribling
1881–1965American author and lawyer
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
At the top of the list is the American author and lawyer Thomas Sigismund Stribling, covered in 14 languages. The other is Robert Selph Henry. The list runs from Thomas Sigismund Stribling, born in 1881, to Robert Selph Henry, born in 1889. Chattanooga has the most of any town in Tennessee: 56.

#1American author and lawyer
American lawyer, railroad executive and historian
Share of Clifton’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Clifton’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clifton 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.