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Famous people · Danby
2 famous people were born in Danby
Most widely known is Duke York, the American actor, with articles in 6 languages. The other is Martin Luther Smith, the confederate Army general. David Foster Wallace leads the 53 names listed next door in Ithaca. Born in 1819, Martin Luther Smith is the first name on record, and Duke York, born in 1908, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Duke York
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
Martin Luther Smith
Youngest
1908
Duke York
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Danby
#2Known for
What Danby is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 1.
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The neighbour with the most names is Ithaca, at 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danby 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)
- Martin Luther Smith: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Foster Wallace: Steve Rhodes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman L. Humphrey: Phineas Camp Headley, author. A. L. Bancroft & Company (San Francisco, CA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Blair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge N. Ferris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons