Famous people · Genesee Falls
Born near Genesee Falls: 31 famous people within 35 miles
Donald Van Slyke, born in Pike, 4 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Pike: 4 names, starting with Donald Van Slyke. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Genesee Falls. The best known of them is James C. Adamson, with articles in 26 languages.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
James C. Adamson
Best known
James C. Adamson
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Genesee Falls’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Genesee Falls
Nobody born in Genesee Falls is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Francis Bellamy
1855–1931American Christian socialist Baptist minister
John W. Barlow
1838–1914Chief of Engineers of the United States Army
Edward Austin Sheldon
1823–1897Founder of what is now SUNY Oswego, leader of the Oswego Movement
James M. Bingham
1828–1885Lawyer, politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
John Warwick Montgomery
1931–2024Lawyer, Professor of Philosophy, theologian and author
Ezra Kendall
1861–1910American actor, comedian and writer
Merrill Edwards Gates
1848–1922American academic administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Pike has the most people on record, 4 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Genesee Falls and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (22)
- James C. Adamson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry M. Teller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gladys Hulette: Studio of Napoleon Sarony, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barber Conable: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Bellamy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Van Slyke: Joop van Bilsen (ANEFO), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Mead: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Palmer Allerton: Ryan, Eva, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Wayland Higgins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Barnes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Barlow: US Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Frank: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Belle Rittenhouse: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Austin Sheldon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bradley Winslow: Daderot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Muldoon: Original uploader was A31lover at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Bosseler: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Kendall: William McKenzie Morrison, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Francis Harter: "The Evening News" newspaper (Harrisburg, PA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merrill Edwards Gates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Henry Pratt: Choate, John N. of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wellington R. Burt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons