#1Science & Medicine
Herman Hollerith
1860–1929American statistician and inventor（1860-1929）
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Famous people · Buffalo
Of the 28 famous people born in Buffalo, an unusual share are performers
With articles in 59 languages, Herman Hollerith is the most widely known. Behind the leader come John Roberts and Chad Michael Murray. Between 1920 and 1969, 15 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Herman Hollerith’s, in 1860, and the last Jordan Nwora’s, in 1998.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Herman Hollerith
in 59 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Herman Hollerith
Youngest
1998
Jordan Nwora
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
9 people
Also called it home
11
notable residents
What stands out about Buffalo’s famous people
A town of performers9 of the 28 people born here are performers, 3.4× the usual share.Known worldwideRead in 59 languages, Herman Hollerith is known far beyond the town.Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 16, the most recent in 1998.A chosen home11 more notable people chose to live here, F. Scott Fitzgerald among them.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Buffalo is known for
Performers stand out most, at 3.4 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 Buffalo
Three names lead: Herman Hollerith (59 languages), John Roberts (59) and Chad Michael Murray (54).
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#2Politics & Law
John Roberts
born 1955Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005
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#3Through the years
When Buffalo’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 6 births.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Buffalo
A further 25 follow, born between 1860 and 1998.
Frances Cleveland
1864–1947First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897
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Vincent Gallo
born 1961American film director, writer, model, actor and musician
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A chosen home
Also called Buffalo home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 11 in all, led by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Lackawanna has the most people on record, 15 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buffalo 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 (12)
- Herman Hollerith: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Roberts: Steve Petteway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Michael Murray: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Baranski: iDominick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Cleveland: Charles Milton Bell / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Boreanaz: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Gallo: Vincent_Gallo-1.jpg: Brooklyn Token derivative work: Bluefairyturnedred, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: Nickolas Muray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Gronkowski: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Shuttleworth: andywitchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Stempniak: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons