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Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Evans
2 famous people were born in Evans
Asa Ames, the American sculptor, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The only other name is the American politician Alfred Gray. Of the bordering towns, Hamburg has the longest list: 19, with E. Howard Hunt at the top. The list runs from Asa Ames, born in 1823, to Alfred Gray, born in 1830.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Asa Ames
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
Asa Ames
Youngest
1830
Alfred Gray
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Evans
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What Evans is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Evans 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)
- E. Howard Hunt: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Iafallo: Nathaniel A, Oliver, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Joseph Bernet: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons