#14 famous people come from Camillus, Kinsley S. Bingham the best known
Kinsley S. Bingham, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. The American politician David S. Bennett ranks second, ahead of Francis Paddock. Born in 1808, Kinsley S. Bingham is the first name on record, and Thomas Vincent Welch, born in 1850, the most recent. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.
Born in Camillus
The three best known are all leaders.
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#3When Camillus’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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 (3)
- 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