#1Famous people · Ithaca
Ithaca’s famous people span 111 years: 5 births from 1873 to 1984
The best known is the American football player Chris Patrick, with articles in 4 languages. James M. Swift and E. J. Potter follow. For every 10,000 residents the town has 17.7, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there. The list’s best known name, Chris Patrick, dates from 1984.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Chris Patrick
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
James M. Swift
Youngest
1984
Chris Patrick
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Ithaca
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Ithaca’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ithaca is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Ithaca
2 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ithaca 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 (3)
- Chris Patrick: 49ers_intro_2009.jpg: John Martinez Pavliga derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard J. Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons