MW#1
Famous people · Cumberland
2 famous people were born in Cumberland
From 1851 to 1887. The best known: Madeleva Wolff and William Mynn Thornton.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Madeleva Wolff
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
William Mynn Thornton
Youngest
1887
Madeleva Wolff
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Cumberland
Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages have an article about them.
WT#2
Science & Medicine
William Mynn Thornton
1851–1935Professor of applied mathematics at the university of Virginia, USA
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cumberland, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.