#1Famous people · Canandaigua
Of the 32 famous people born in Canandaigua, an unusual share are writers and artists
Kristen Wiig, the American actress and comedian, is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. The American writer Max Eastman ranks second, ahead of Arthur Dove. The largest group, 13, was born in the early republic. Over 194 years of births, the list goes from Augustus Seymour Porter (1798) to Shawn Morimando (1992).
Born here
32
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 · The best known
Born in Canandaigua
By how many languages cover them, Kristen Wiig comes first (59), then Max Eastman (25) and Arthur Dove (24).
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What Canandaigua is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 1.8 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.
Through the years
When Canandaigua’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableMilitaryBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Canandaigua
Another 29, 6 of them leaders.
Jason Hawes
born 1971American paranormal investigator and participant in reality television series
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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 (16)
- 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
- Henry C. Smith: Thomas Fleming, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Severance: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard C. Wesley: Photo courtesy of the University of Albany, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Hawes: Tjones102, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Cheney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hooker Strong: J. Gurney & Son, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mortimer Elwyn Cooley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sallie Holley: CC0, Wikimedia Commons