#1Military
David Petraeus
born 1952U.S. Army general and public official
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Famous people · Cornwall-on-Hudson
8 famous people were born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
David Petraeus is the best known, with articles in 52 languages. From William Jerome to David Petraeus, the births on the list run from 1865 to 1952. Only 255 of the 1,283 towns in New York with anyone on record list more. The list comes to 26.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
David Petraeus
in 52 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
William Jerome
Youngest
1952
David Petraeus
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Cornwall-on-Hudson’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Cornwall-on-Hudson
Counted by languages, David Petraeus is ahead of Alan Tower Waterman and William Jerome: 52, 6 and 6.
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When Cornwall-on-Hudson’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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What Cornwall-on-Hudson is known for
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Cornwall-on-Hudson
A further 5 follow, born between 1885 and 1949.
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A chosen home
Also called Cornwall-on-Hudson home
Born elsewhere, Alexander Julien lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cornwall-on-Hudson 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 (5)
- David Petraeus: Darren Livingston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Tower Waterman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jerome: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kifner: Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Julien: Rain Frances, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons