#1Famous people · Camillus
Camillus is the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the American politician Kinsley S. Bingham, with articles in 11 languages. David S. Bennett, the American politician, comes second, with Francis Paddock third. For its size the list is short: 1.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical New York town. Leaders make up the largest group, 4 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Kinsley S. Bingham
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1808
Kinsley S. Bingham
Youngest
1850
Thomas Vincent Welch
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Camillus
Three names lead: Kinsley S. Bingham (11 languages), David S. Bennett (5) and Francis Paddock (3).
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#3Through the years
When Camillus’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1810s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Camillus
1 more, best known first.
Thomas Vincent Welch
1850–1903New York Assemblyman and Niagara Falls Conservationist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Camillus 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 (5)
- Kinsley S. Bingham: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David S. Bennett: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Paddock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Truesdell: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert E. Salisbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons