#1Politics & Law
Margaret Sanger
1879–1966American birth control activist and nurse
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Famous people · Corning
20 famous people come from Corning, Margaret Sanger the best known
Most widely known is Margaret Sanger, the American birth control activist and nurse, with articles in 64 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 9 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 34.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Margaret Sanger
in 64 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Margaret Sanger
Youngest
2000
Samuel Sevian
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Corning’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Corning
The three are covered in 64, 17 and 11 languages: Margaret Sanger, Samuel Sevian and Alice Bigelow Tully.
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When Corning’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 5 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Corning is known for
Corning has 2.5× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Corning
17 more, from 1882 to 1980.
Guyford Stever
1916–2010American administrator, physicist, educator, and engineer
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A chosen home
Also called Corning home
One more notable person made the town home: Eric Massa.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Corning 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 (11)
- Margaret Sanger: Los Angeles Times, restored by Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Sevian: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Bigelow Tully: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amo Houghton: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Byrne: East Oregonian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guyford Stever: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Charles Ansorge: The Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Massa: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deacon White: Frank N. Tomlinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Farwell: John Moses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Maynard Woodworth: Hermann Günther, Hof-Photograph Seiner Majestät des Königs n. Sr.Kgl.H.d. Prinzen Freidrich Carl. Berlin, Werderscher Markt No. 6. Dortmund, Hôtel Bellevue. Essen, vis à vis dem Berg: Märk; Bahnhof., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons