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Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Granville
Granville has just one famous person to its name: Marmaduke H. Dent
Marmaduke H. Dent, the American judge, was born in 1849. That places their birth in the early republic. 2 languages have an article about them. Next door, Morgantown lists 44, led by Don Knotts.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Marmaduke H. Dent
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Marmaduke H. Dent
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Granville
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Close by, the fullest list is Morgantown’s, at 44 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Granville 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 (1)
- Don Knotts: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons