#1Famous people · Lockport
23 famous people were born in Lockport, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
The best known is the American author Joyce Carol Oates, with articles in 62 languages. Close behind are Othniel Charles Marsh and William G. Morgan. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 12 in all. Chris Sacca, born in 1975, is the youngest, and Othniel Charles Marsh, born in 1831, the first on record.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Joyce Carol Oates
in 62 Wikipedia languages
First
1831
Othniel Charles Marsh
Youngest
1975
Chris Sacca
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Lockport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lockport is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as business people, at 5.1 times.
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The best known
Born in Lockport
Ranked by languages covered: Joyce Carol Oates with 62, then Othniel Charles Marsh with 43 and William G. Morgan with 40.
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#3Through the years
When Lockport’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineBusinessNotableFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
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Everyone else born in Lockport
20 more, from 1838 to 1975.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lockport 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 (13)
- Joyce Carol Oates: Per A.J. Andersson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Othniel Charles Marsh: w:en:Mathew Brady (1822-1896) or w:en:Levin Corbin Handy (1855–1932), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Morgan: Hayes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Gregory: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Alexis: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Miller: Representative Miller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Griswold Nourse: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Raskob: Harris & Ewing, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewitt C. Leach: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- S. Wallace Dempsey: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belva Ann Lockwood: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Van Horn: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Crowley: Pioneer Association of Niagara County (Lockport, NY), authors. "Lockport Journal" newspaper (Lockport, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons