Photo: Nheyob · CC BY-SA 3.0No famous person from Grafton yet, but Brunswick next door has 4
The longest list in New York is New York City’s, with 99 names. Huntington has the second-longest list in New York, after New York City, with 81. In all of New York, the famous people on record come from 1,283 towns. The best known born in Brunswick is Thomas Farrell.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Grafton), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Grafton has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Grafton
Brunswick has the longest list next door: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grafton 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 (4)
- Thomas Farrell: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Singer: Edward Harrison May, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Baxter: Engraved by Frederick W. Halpin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward W. Greenman: "Weekly Republican-Traveler" (Arkansas City, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons