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John Hammond
1827–1889American manufacturer, Union Army general and politician from New York
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Famous people · Crown Point
Crown Point is the birthplace of 6 famous people
John Hammond leads the list, covered in 6 languages. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. From Bela Whipple Jenks Sr. in 1824 to Louise M. Russell in 1905, the births cover 81 years. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
John Hammond
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Bela Whipple Jenks Sr.
Youngest
1905
Louise M. Russell
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Crown Point
Three names lead: John Hammond (6 languages), Thomas S. Hammond (3) and Fred L. Porter (2).
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Through the years
When Crown Point’s famous people were born
The 1820s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Crown Point is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
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 Crown Point
Another 3, the earliest born in 1824.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crown Point 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 (7)
- John Hammond: Louis N. Boudrye, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas S. Hammond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry S. Hammond: Rentschler (?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bela Whipple Jenks Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi P. Morton: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Eldredge: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond R. Wright: City of Port Henry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons