#1Military
Graham N. Fitch
1809–1892Union United States Army officer and American politician
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Famous people · Le Roy
Most of the 10 famous people born in Le Roy came into the world in the early republic
Graham N. Fitch leads the list, covered in 10 languages. The list comes to 13.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York. Leaders make up the largest group, 3 of them. From Graham N. Fitch in 1809 to Vince Scott in 1925, the births cover 116 years.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Graham N. Fitch
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Graham N. Fitch
Youngest
1925
Vince Scott
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Le Roy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Le Roy’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1820s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawMilitaryFilm, TV & StageBusinessSportsNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Le Roy
Graham N. Fitch, Agnes Morgan and John Ganson are written about in 10, 5 and 5 languages.
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Agnes Morgan
1879–1976American director, theatrical producer and actor
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#3Known for
What Le Roy is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.4 times.
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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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Le Roy 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 (12)
- Graham N. Fitch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Morgan: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ganson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo Sawyer: Thors Instantaneous Photographs, San Francisco, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward R. Bacon: Anders Zorn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milo Smith Hascall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Goodell Frost: Harris & Ewing, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus Cameron: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie D. Sanders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Sands: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Reinhart: RudyMin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mortimer Thomson: Gurney & Son, Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons