#1Famous people · Ellisburg
7 famous people were born in Ellisburg from 1810 to 1928
Marietta Holley, the American author, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. 6 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list comes to 21 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York. Only 300 of the 1,300 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Marietta Holley
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Amos E. Wood
Youngest
1928
Frank Smith
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Ellisburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ellisburg’s famous people were born
The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ellisburg
Counted by languages, Marietta Holley is ahead of A. Page Brown and Amos E. Wood: 7, 5 and 5.
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Known for
What Ellisburg is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 4.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ellisburg
Of the other 4, 2 are leaders.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Adams has the longest list next door: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ellisburg 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)
- Marietta Holley: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Bates Pond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pardon Clarence Williams: John A. Haddock, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Sterling Morton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Burnham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence D. Clark: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Bailey: J. H. Beers & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons