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Cortland Academy, Homer, N.Y.Photo: Barnum, Deloss -- Photographer · Public domain
Famous people · Cortlandville

Cortlandville has no famous person on record yet

Homer’s list, next door, has 13 names, Amelia Bloomer first among them. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81. The New York lists hold names for 1,292 towns.

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Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Cortlandville), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Cortlandville has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Cortlandville

The neighbour with the most names is Homer, at 13.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cortlandville 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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