Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Marilla has yet to put a famous person on the list
Aurora’s list, next door, has 5 names, Horace Boies first among them. Across New York, 1,265 towns list someone born there. The longest list in New York is New York City’s, with 99 names. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Marilla), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Marilla has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Marilla
Close by, the fullest list is Aurora’s, at 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marilla 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 (4)
- Horace Boies: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman K. Bass: "Buffalo Courier Express" (Buffalo, NY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Gilbert Hoskins: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Moore Hubbard: John T. Hoyle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons