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Famous people · Fredonia

Of the 9 famous people born in Fredonia, an unusual share are leaders

At the top of the list is the American politician George W. Malone, covered in 12 languages. The next two names are Charles Stokes and Marcus B. Bell. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969. Over 77 years of births, the list goes from George W. Malone (1890) to Kendall Trainor (1967).

#1 best knownGeorge W. MalonePolitics & Law · 1890–1961
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Born here
9
notable people
Best known
George W. Malone
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
George W. Malone
Youngest
1967
Kendall Trainor
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people

What stands out about Fredonia’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Fredonia is known for

Fredonia has 3.7× the usual share of leaders.

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 Fredonia’s famous people were born

The 1890s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950Charles StokesGeorge W. Malone
Politics & LawMilitarySports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Fredonia

George W. Malone, Charles Stokes and Marcus B. Bell are written about in 12, 3 and 3 languages.

George W. Malone#1
Politics & Law

George W. Malone

1890–1961

American politician

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Charles Stokes#2
Politics & Law

Charles Stokes

1902–1996

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Marcus B. Bell#3
Military

Marcus B. Bell

1893–1981

U.S. Army brigadier general

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Fredonia

Another 6, the earliest born in 1932.

JE

John Eplee

born 1953

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
MY

Marvin York

1932–2025

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
RE

Ronald Ellis

born 1952

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
KT

Kendall Trainor

born 1967

All-American college football player, professional football player, placekicker

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fredonia 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.

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