#1Famous people · Henrietta
Antoinette Brown Blackwell tops a list of 3 famous people born in Henrietta
Articles in 26 languages make the American minister Antoinette Brown Blackwell the best known. The next two names are Byron Quinby Jones and Howie Krist. Next door, the list for Pittsford holds 9, Magnus Sheffield first. Born in 1825, Antoinette Brown Blackwell is the first name on record, and Howie Krist, born in 1916, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Youngest
1916
Howie Krist
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Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Henrietta
By how many languages cover them, Antoinette Brown Blackwell comes first (26), then Byron Quinby Jones (4) and Howie Krist (4).
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Of the towns around it, Pittsford has the most on record: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Henrietta 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)
- Antoinette Brown Blackwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Quinby Jones: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Krist: St. Louis Cardinals - 1941 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Magnus Sheffield: Joost Pauwels, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Lacey: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons