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Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Philadelphia
Richard M. Edwards, born in 1822, is Philadelphia’s famous person on record
The American politician Richard M. Edwards was born in 1822. Their birth falls in the early republic. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. 236 of the towns in Tennessee list at least one person.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
Richard M. Edwards
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
Richard M. Edwards
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Philadelphia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Philadelphia 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.