#1Writing & Arts
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1815–1902American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist
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Famous people · Johnstown
10 famous people were born in Johnstown, more of them leaders than in most towns
Elizabeth Cady Stanton leads the list, covered in 79 languages. Close behind are Richard Russo and Enos Thompson Throop. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. Only 202 of the 1,262 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
in 79 Wikipedia languages
First
1784
Enos Thompson Throop
Youngest
1971
Harry Wilson
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Johnstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Johnstown is known for
Johnstown has 2.9× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Johnstown
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Richard Russo
born 1949American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter
28 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Johnstown’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Johnstown
Another 7, 5 of them leaders.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Gloversville counts 20 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Johnstown 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 (8)
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Russo: Camille Gévaudan (K'm), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Enos Thompson Throop: Cayuga Museum and Historians Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel T. Hatch: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theron Akin: George Vincent Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Wilson: Harry Wilson for New York, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Maines: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons