#1Famous people · Canandaigua
24 famous people from Canandaigua, many of them writers and artists
Most widely known is Kristen Wiig, the American actress and comedian, with articles in 59 languages. Second place goes to the American writer Max Eastman, third to Arthur Dove. 9 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 21.3 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Kristen Wiig
in 59 Wikipedia languages
First
1798
Augustus Seymour Porter
Youngest
1992
Shawn Morimando
Most common field
Writing & Arts
6 people
What stands out about Canandaigua’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Canandaigua is known for
Canandaigua has 2.5× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Canandaigua
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Canandaigua’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 4 births.
Writing & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Canandaigua
A further 21 follow, born between 1798 and 1992.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to East Bloomfield, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canandaigua 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 (13)
- Kristen Wiig: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Eastman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Dove: Alfred Stieglitz 1864-1946, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mason Clarke: Dr. Friedrich Katzer (1861-1925), böhmisch-österreichischer Geologe und Mineraloge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Seymour Porter: Detroit Public Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias Judah Durand: R.B. Harvey (Life time: 29 October 1922), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John North Willys: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mix Stanley: John Mix Stanley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Jones: MillerBeachSteve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elbridge G. Lapham: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Demas Barnes: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edyth Walker: Josef Székely, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Parmely Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons