#1Lulu Belle Madison White
1900–1957Teacher and civil rights activist
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The teacher and civil rights activist Lulu Belle Madison White was born in 1900. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 4 languages. Terrell, which borders it, has 17 on its list, the best known Jamie Foxx.

#1Teacher and civil rights activist
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The fullest list close by belongs to Terrell, with 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elmo 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.