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Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Arlington
The Catholic bishop Vincent James Ryan is the one famous person from Arlington
In 1884, the Catholic bishop Vincent James Ryan was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 6 languages. Lodi’s list, next door, has 6 names, Tom Wopat first among them.
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Vincent James Ryan
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Vincent James Ryan
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arlington 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.
Photo credits (2)
- Tom Wopat: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Rennebohm: MilwWi521, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons