#1Famous people · Homer
13 famous people were born in Homer, more of them leaders than in most towns
Most widely known is Amelia Bloomer, the women's rights activist, with articles in 35 languages. The American politician Andrew Dickson White ranks second, ahead of Francis Bicknell Carpenter. 12 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 21 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Amelia Bloomer
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
Horatio Ballard
Youngest
1863
Arthur C. Sidman
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about Homer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Homer is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Homer’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1830s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Homer
The three are covered in 35, 33 and 8 languages: Amelia Bloomer, Andrew Dickson White and Francis Bicknell Carpenter.
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Everyone else born in Homer
Still to come: 10 more, from 1803 to 1863.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Truxton, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Homer 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 (12)
- Amelia Bloomer: Binksternet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Dickson White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Bicknell Carpenter: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Osborn Stoddard: Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur C. Sidman: Jfbarlow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleazer Wakeley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Keep: undetermined, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erastus Milo Cravath: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Joseph McGraw: Paul Thompson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Salisbury: Samuel Sartain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Ranney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamilton Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons