#1Famous people · Dansville
Most of the 9 famous people born in Dansville came into the world in the early republic
Most widely known is Edwin Forrest Sweet, the American politician, with articles in 6 languages. Jim Quinlan, born in 1922, is the youngest, and Randolph Strickland, born in 1823, the first on record. Per head, the list is long: 19.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,280 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Edwin Forrest Sweet
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
Randolph Strickland
Youngest
1922
Jim Quinlan
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Dansville
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Dansville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1850s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dansville is known for
3 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Dansville
Another 6, the earliest born in 1837.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dansville 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 (3)
- Edwin Forrest Sweet: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Strickland: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert C. Sweet: Orlando Chautauqua News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons