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Photo: Taber Andrew Bain · CC BY 2.0Famous people · Wakefield
One famous person was born in Wakefield
In 1864, the American politician Henry W. Holt was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 3 languages have an article about them. Famous people are on record for 269 of the towns in Virginia.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Henry W. Holt
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Henry W. Holt
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Wakefield
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wakefield 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.