#1Famous people · Delevan
2 famous people call Delevan their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Frank Isbell, covered in 6 languages. The list has one more: the American educational administrator Florence M. Read. Born in 1875, Frank Isbell is the first name on record, and Florence M. Read, born in 1886, the most recent. 1,259 towns across New York can name a famous person born there.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Frank Isbell
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Frank Isbell
Youngest
1886
Florence M. Read
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Delevan
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Science & Medicine
Florence M. Read
1886–1973American educational administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delevan 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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- Frank Isbell: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons