#1Famous people · Hunter
Hunter has just one famous person to its name: John Francis Hylan
In 1868, the American politician John Francis Hylan was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 10 languages. 1,260 towns in New York have at least one famous person on record.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
John Francis Hylan
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
John Francis Hylan
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Hunter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hunter 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)
- John Francis Hylan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons