#1Jay Thomas
1948–2017Actor, radio talk show host, businessman
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Best known of all is Jay Thomas, written about in 22 languages. Second place goes to the American actor William Frankfather, third to Craig Johnson. The largest group, 6, was born between 1920 and 1969. Performers make up the largest group, 2 of them.

The 1950s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Performers take two of the three places.
#1Actor, radio talk show host, businessman
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
A further 3 follow, born between 1958 and 1965.
No one matches both filters.
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kermit 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.