#1Famous people · Esperance
Esperance has just one famous person to its name: D. Cady Herrick
D. Cady Herrick, the American judge, was born in 1846. Their birth falls in the early republic. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Next door, the list for Schoharie holds 7, William Dietz first.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
D. Cady Herrick
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1846
D. Cady Herrick
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Esperance
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Esperance 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)
- D. Cady Herrick: Albert Shaw, editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Harris: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Taylor: Parker McCobb Reed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

