#1Famous people · Hortonville
Hortonville has one famous person on record
Frederick Cook, the American explorer, was born in 1865. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. 34 languages have an article about them. Across New York, the lists cover 1,292 towns.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Frederick Cook
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Frederick Cook
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Hortonville
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hortonville 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 (1)
- Frederick Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons