#1Famous people · Marcellus
Marcellus’ famous people span 147 years: 7 births from 1804 to 1951
Nathan K. Hall, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second place goes to the American anthropologist and folklorist Erminnie A. Smith, third to Dan Beach Bradley. Most were born in the early republic: 6 of them. Only 298 of the 1,260 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Nathan K. Hall
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Dan Beach Bradley
Youngest
1951
Stephen Joseph Rossetti
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Marcellus’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Marcellus’s famous people were born
The 1810s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawFaithWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Marcellus
First, Nathan K. Hall (9 languages), then Erminnie A. Smith (6) and Dan Beach Bradley (5).
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#2Writing & Arts
Erminnie A. Smith
1836–1886American anthropologist and folklorist
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#3Known for
What Marcellus is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 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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Everyone else born in Marcellus
A further 4 follow, born between 1816 and 1951.
Frederick Humphreys
1816–1900Physician, founder of Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Company
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marcellus 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)
- Nathan K. Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erminnie A. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Beach Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Humphreys: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Van Aernam: Engraved by G. E. Perine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons