#1Writing & Arts
John Gardner
1933–1982American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor
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Famous people · Batavia
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 23 famous people born in Batavia
John Gardner leads the list, covered in 25 languages. The largest group, 11, was born between 1920 and 1969. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,265 towns in New York with famous people list more. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
John Gardner
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Albert Brisbane
Youngest
1991
J. C. Tretter
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Batavia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Batavia is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 3.7 times the usual share.
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 Batavia
First, John Gardner (25 languages), then Emory Upton (7) and Albert Brisbane (6).
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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
The 1940s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsSportsMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Batavia
Here are 20 more, born from 1814 to 1991.
George E. Ranney
1839–1915American surgeon (1839-1915); Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
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A chosen home
Also called Batavia home
Born elsewhere, Dean Richmond lived here.
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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 (14)
- 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
- Rich Funke: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Pollard: doe-oakridge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Kelly: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Warner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Grazioplene: Scott Davis, United States Army photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula Miller: The original uploader was Rklear at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Ranney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susie Wee: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons