Hornellsville is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Ira Davenport, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Jeremiah Davis. Next door, the list for Almond holds 3, Cora Belle Brewster first. The earliest on the list is Jeremiah Davis, born in 1826, and the youngest Ira Davenport, born in 1841.
Born in Hornellsville
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Almond has the most people on record, 3 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hornellsville 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)
- Cora Belle Brewster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milo M. Acker: Harper's weekly., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Minahan: Deborah Beaumont Martin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert D. Holmes: State of Oregon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Coray Abbott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons




