#1Famous people · East Otto
2 famous people come from East Otto, Gilbert A. Pierce the best known
The best known is the American politician Gilbert A. Pierce, with articles in 10 languages. The other is Benjamin F. Rice, the American politician. From Benjamin F. Rice in 1828 to Gilbert A. Pierce in 1839, the births cover 11 years. 1,291 of the towns in New York list at least one person.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Gilbert A. Pierce
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Benjamin F. Rice
Youngest
1839
Gilbert A. Pierce
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in East Otto
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Otto 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)
- Gilbert A. Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Rice: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Botsford Comstock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Dunkleman: Senior Airman David Carbajal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer E. Studley: Ralph Emerson Twitchell, compiler and editor. The Torch Press (Cedar rapids, IA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Vincent Coffin: Frederick Calvin Norton, author. Reproduction of Connecticut State Library portrait by Charles Noel Flagg., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel R. Gernatt Sr.: Daniellagreen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons