Photo: Michael C. Byrnes · CC BY-SA 4.0Hamlin has yet to put a famous person on the list
Kendall, which borders it, has 3 on its list, the best known George Cromwell Scott. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81. Across New York, the lists cover 1,257 towns.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Hamlin), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Hamlin has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Hamlin
The longest list nearby is Kendall’s, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamlin 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)
- George Cromwell Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis A. Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Harris Baker: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


