#1Famous people · Geneva
37 famous people were born in Geneva, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American rapper and singer Travie McCoy, covered in 27 languages. Second and third on the list are Robert L. Forward and Steve Golin. Jasper Collins, born in 1991, is the youngest, and Robert L. Rose, born in 1804, the first on record. 13 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period.
Born here
37
notable people
Best known
Travie McCoy
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Robert L. Rose
Youngest
1991
Jasper Collins
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Geneva’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Geneva is known for
Geneva has 2.1× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Geneva
Travie McCoy leads with articles in 27 languages, ahead of Robert L. Forward (18) and Steve Golin (15).
#1RF#2
Science & Medicine
Robert L. Forward
1932–2002American physicist, science fiction writer
18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Steve Golin
1955–2019American film and television producer
15 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Geneva’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 5 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotableSportsMusicScience & MedicineMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Geneva
34 more names, born between 1804 and 1991.
Zachery Kouwe
born 1978American public relations strategist and financial journalist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jerry Wall
1841–1923NotableWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Geneva home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Maggie Malone.
Wendell L. Roelofs
born 1938Developed insect sex attractants for agricultural pest control
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Phelps’, at 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Geneva 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 (19)
- Travie McCoy: MPerdomo at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Golin: ZFF Zurich Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Gage: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Chatterton: Uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dyer Lum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Raines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall P. Wilder: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Myndert Dox: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Casement: Contemporary photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Kirkland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael E. Conley: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Miranda Maxson Cobb: Frances Elizabeth Willard & Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Baer: Williambaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. B. Morrison, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Berdan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Seldon Duncanson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ann Angell: artist unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi W. Barden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suessa Baldridge Blaine: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons