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Famous people · Clyde

2 famous people call Clyde their birthplace

Most widely known is Orator Fuller Cook, the American botanist and entomologist, with articles in 11 languages. The list has one more: the surgeon George Fletcher Chandler. Orator Fuller Cook, born in 1867, is the earliest name and George Fletcher Chandler, born in 1872, the latest. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.

#1 best knownOrator Fuller CookScience & Medicine · 1867–1949
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Orator Fuller Cook
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Orator Fuller Cook
Youngest
1872
George Fletcher Chandler
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Clyde

Orator Fuller Cook#1
Science & Medicine

Orator Fuller Cook

1867–1949

American botanist and entomologist

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
George Fletcher Chandler#2
Science & Medicine

George Fletcher Chandler

1872–1964

Surgeon

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
A chosen home

Also called Clyde home

Born elsewhere, Inez Nathaniel Walker lived here.

IW

Inez Nathaniel Walker

1911–1990

African American artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clyde 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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