8 famous people were born in Liberty, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American photographer Zoe Leonard, with articles in 10 languages. Per head, the list is long: 15.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9. Over 101 years of births, the list goes from Rosetta Sherwood Hall (1865) to Bill Galvano (1966). 3 of them are writers and artists, more than in any other field.
What stands out about Liberty’s famous people
When Liberty’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Liberty
The three are covered in 10, 7 and 6 languages: Zoe Leonard, Rosetta Sherwood Hall and Maurice Martin.
#2What Liberty is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 3.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Liberty
A further 5 follow, born between 1929 and 1966.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Liberty 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)
- Rosetta Sherwood Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Young: Pjefts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Galvano: Florida State Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debra Bazemore: Georgia House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tova Reich: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons