#1Famous people · Fayetteville
Fayetteville counts 8 famous people, first among them Rose Cleveland
Rose Cleveland, the first Lady of United states, is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Henry A. Neely, born in 1830, to Buddy Boeheim, born in 1999. Only 255 of the 1,284 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Rose Cleveland
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
Henry A. Neely
Youngest
1999
Buddy Boeheim
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Fayetteville
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Fayetteville’s famous people were born
The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fayetteville is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 3 people.
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 Fayetteville
A further 5 follow, born between 1830 and 1919.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Fayetteville home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Fayetteville, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fayetteville 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 (5)
- Rose Cleveland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Boeheim: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Neely: Perry, William Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Williams Bigelow: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina Davuluri: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons