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Famous people · Canastota

3 famous people were born in Canastota

Most widely known is Billy Backus, the American boxer, with articles in 7 languages. The united States Navy admiral Edmund Giambastiani ranks second, ahead of Mary Bucci Bush. The earliest on the list is Billy Backus, born in 1943, and the youngest Mary Bucci Bush, born in 1949. Per head, the list is long: 6.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.

#2 best knownEdmund GiambastianiMilitary · born 1948
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Billy Backus
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1943
Billy Backus
Youngest
1949
Mary Bucci Bush
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Canastota

First, Billy Backus (7 languages), then Edmund Giambastiani (5) and Mary Bucci Bush (1).

BB#1
Sports

Billy Backus

born 1943

American boxer

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Edmund Giambastiani#2
Military

Edmund Giambastiani

born 1948

United States Navy admiral

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MB#3
Writing & Arts

Mary Bucci Bush

born 1949

American writer

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canastota 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.

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