#1Famous people · Hornell
12 famous people were born in Hornell, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Bill Pullman, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. The American artist Frank Kelly Freas ranks second, ahead of Bill Dugan. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,286 towns in New York with famous people list more. From Bill Lauterborn in 1879 to Phil Palmesano in 1969, the births cover 90 years.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Bill Pullman
in 51 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Bill Lauterborn
Youngest
1969
Phil Palmesano
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Hornell’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Hornell
Bill Pullman, Frank Kelly Freas and Bill Dugan are written about in 51, 12 and 4 languages.
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Through the years
When Hornell’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hornell is known for
Performers stand out most, at 2.7 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Hornell
9 more, from 1879 to 1969.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hornell 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)
- Bill Pullman: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Kelly Freas: The Epopt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Burns: Bfinster, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Palmesano: New York Senate Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosemary A. Dobbins: Unikaaq, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons