#1Dave McCurdy
born 1950American politician, lawyer, lobbyist
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Best known of all is Dave McCurdy, written about in 6 languages. The American politician and businessman Ken King ranks second, ahead of Richard A. Waterfield. 4 of them are leaders, more than in any other field. The list runs from Robert R. Young, born in 1897, to Ken King, born in 1971.

The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The three best known are all leaders.
#1American politician, lawyer, lobbyist
Leaders stand out most, at 3.8 times the usual share.
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Another 2, the earliest born in 1897.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canadian 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.