#1Famous people · Jamestown
A single famous person was born in Jamestown: Hazel Sampson
Hazel Sampson, the American linguist, was born in 1910. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 7 languages. The Washington lists hold names for 205 towns.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Hazel Sampson
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Hazel Sampson
The best known
Born in Jamestown
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jamestown 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.
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- Hazel Sampson: Neddy1234 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons