#1Writing & Arts
John Gardner
1933–1982American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor
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Famous people · Batavia
Batavia’s famous people span 182 years: 17 births from 1809 to 1991
With articles in 25 languages, John Gardner is the most widely known. The list comes to 25.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York. John Gardner, the best known, was born in 1933. 7 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
John Gardner
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Albert Brisbane
Youngest
1991
J. C. Tretter
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Batavia
Two of the three are writers and artists.
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Albert Brisbane
1809–1890American utopian socialist, writer, and journalist
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Through the years
When Batavia’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 3.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineSportsFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Batavia is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Batavia
The other 14 span the years 1814 to 1991.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Batavia home
Born elsewhere, Dean Richmond lived here.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Alexander lists the most people: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Batavia 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 (9)
- John Gardner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emory Upton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Brisbane: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. C. Tretter: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Sidney Rumsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Kauffman: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Pollard: doe-oakridge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie D. Sanders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Wood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons