#1Science & Medicine
Agnes Meyer Driscoll
1889–1971American cryptographer
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Famous people · Geneseo
15 famous people were born in Geneseo, more of them leaders than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American cryptographer Agnes Meyer Driscoll, covered in 15 languages. The largest group, 7, was born between 1920 and 1969. Born in 1843, John Taylor Hamilton is the first name on record, and Aaron Fletcher, born in 1996, the most recent. Fewer than a quarter of the 749 towns in Illinois with famous people list more.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Agnes Meyer Driscoll
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1843
John Taylor Hamilton
Youngest
1996
Aaron Fletcher
Most common field
Politics & Law
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What stands out about Geneseo’s famous people
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What Geneseo is known for
Geneseo has 3.4× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Geneseo
By how many languages cover them, Agnes Meyer Driscoll comes first (15), then James Floyd Smith (6) and Barry Pearson (4).
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When Geneseo’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
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Everyone else born in Geneseo
12 more, from 1843 to 1996.
Bill Quayle
born 1940American university professor and athletic director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Geneseo 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 (8)
- Agnes Meyer Driscoll: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Floyd Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Taylor Hamilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Rezin: Nuclear Regulatory Commission from US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earnest Elmo Calkins: April 15, 1905 issue of Literary Digest magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Dunham Foster: Paul Orban, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory J. Newell: Mary Anne Fackelman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Wanner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons