#1Famous people · Auburn
Writers and artists stand out among the 44 famous people born in Auburn
The best known is the American heavy metal singer Eric Adams, with articles in 29 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 21 were born, the most of any period. From Thomas Y. Howe, Jr. in 1801 to Jeremy Morin in 1991, the births cover 190 years. Per head, the list is long: 16.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
44
notable people
Best known
Eric Adams
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1801
Thomas Y. Howe, Jr.
Youngest
1991
Jeremy Morin
Most common field
Writing & Arts
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Auburn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Auburn is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.5 times as common.
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 Auburn’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 10 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Auburn
Three names lead: Eric Adams (29 languages), Avery Dulles (26) and Annie Edson Taylor (24).
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Annie Edson Taylor
1838–1921American schoolteacher and daredevil; first person to successfully go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
24 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Auburn
41 more, 11 of them writers and artists.
John Walsh
born 1945American television host, crime victims activist and crime investigator
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Samuel Blatchford
1820–1893American jurist (1820–1893); US Supreme Court justice from 1882 to 1893
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
L. David Mech
born 1937American Biologist and Ecologist specializing in wolves
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Kevin Polcovich
born 1970American college baseball player, Major League baseball player, infielder
SportsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Auburn home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Auburn, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Owasco lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Auburn 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 (18)
- Eric Adams: Firestormmd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Edson Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey DeMaio: Firestormmd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Elmer Barnes: Rami alrifai, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Mann Miller: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Morin: Hockeybroad, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marijane Meaker: Marijane Meaker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Walsh: dbking, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Blatchford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Marie Buerkle: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick W. Seward: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Jebusa Shannon: James Jebusa Shannon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. David Mech: L. David Mech, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cunningham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Coffin Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelia Adele Strong Fassett: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Sackett: George Baker Anderson, editor. Boston Publishing Company (Boston, MA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons