#1Famous people · Lockport
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 31 famous people born in Lockport
Articles in 61 languages make the American author Joyce Carol Oates the best known. Behind the leader come Othniel Charles Marsh and William G. Morgan. Between 1920 and 1969, 14 were born, the most of any period. From Othniel Charles Marsh in 1831 to Chris Sacca in 1975, the births cover 144 years.
Born here
31
notable people
Best known
Joyce Carol Oates
in 61 Wikipedia languages
First
1831
Othniel Charles Marsh
Youngest
1975
Chris Sacca
Most common field
Writing & Arts
7 people
What stands out about Lockport’s famous people
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What Lockport is known for
Set against the usual town, business people come out 3.8 times as common.
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The best known
Born in Lockport
Counted by languages, Joyce Carol Oates is ahead of Othniel Charles Marsh and William G. Morgan: 61, 43 and 40.
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When Lockport’s famous people were born
The 1930s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
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Everyone else born in Lockport
Another 28, the earliest born in 1838.
Helen Stuart Campbell
1839–1918Writer, academic, social reformer, home economist
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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 (16)
- 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
- Geoffrey Deuel: Jacvicsel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Ransom Gail Baker: Steveewatkins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel L. Kastner: NHGRI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Bronson: Film screenshot (Producers Releasing Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold H. George: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Stuart Campbell: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cuthbert W. Pound: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Leonard: U. S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons