#1Famous people · New Hartford
7 famous people were born in New Hartford, more of them leaders than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American inventor Frank Stephen Baldwin, covered in 7 languages. Marcus H. Holcomb, the American politician, comes second, with Orlando Allen third. Most were born in the early republic: 5 of them. Over 149 years of births, the list goes from Orlando Allen (1803) to James Clark (1952).
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Frank Stephen Baldwin
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
Orlando Allen
Youngest
1952
James Clark
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about New Hartford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What New Hartford is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When New Hartford’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1830s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in New Hartford
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2OA#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in New Hartford
4 more, 3 of them leaders.
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5 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Hartford 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 (6)
- Frank Stephen Baldwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus H. Holcomb: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger W. Jones: No photographers credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brown: Augustus Washington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Hoffman: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Collis Potter Huntington: Stephen William Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons