#1Famous people · DeRuyter
7 famous people from DeRuyter, many of them leaders
At the top of the list is the American judge James W. Nye, covered in 18 languages. In the early republic, 7 were born, the most of any period. Amos G. Throop (1811) and Francis Marion Burdick (1845) mark the two ends of the list. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,278 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
James W. Nye
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
Amos G. Throop
Youngest
1845
Francis Marion Burdick
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about DeRuyter’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What DeRuyter is known for
DeRuyter has 3.4× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When DeRuyter’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1830s come out on top, with 3 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in DeRuyter
James W. Nye has articles in 18 languages, Lyman J. Gage in 14 and Henry Wilbur Bentley in 5.
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Lyman J. Gage
1836–1927American financier and 42nd Secretary of the Treasury
14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone else born in DeRuyter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is DeRuyter 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)
- James W. Nye: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman J. Gage: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Wilbur Bentley: Editor, James K. McGuire, Publisher, J. F. Tapley Company, New York City., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos G. Throop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry C. Goodwin: McClees & Beck, publishers, Julian Vannerson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Marion Burdick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus M. Drake: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons