#1Faith
Francis Bellamy
1855–1931American Christian socialist Baptist minister
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Famous people · Mount Morris
Francis Bellamy tops a list of 12 famous people born in Mount Morris
The best known is the American Christian socialist Baptist minister Francis Bellamy, with articles in 11 languages. The next two names are James M. Mead and Ross Barnes. E. E. Milliman, born in 1890, is the youngest, and Gilbert Peterson, born in 1824, the first on record. Only 159 of the 1,300 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Francis Bellamy
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Gilbert Peterson
Youngest
1890
E. E. Milliman
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Mount Morris
Francis Bellamy leads with articles in 11 languages, ahead of James M. Mead (10) and Ross Barnes (8).
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When Mount Morris’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1860s, with 4 births.
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What Mount Morris is known for
Mount Morris has 2.5× the usual share of writers and artists.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Morris 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 (10)
- Francis Bellamy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Mead: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Barnes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Belle Rittenhouse: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Seymour Howell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Strauss: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Wheeler Hinman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Jeremiah Wadsworth: US Dept. of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bradley Winslow: Daderot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Newton Van Nuys: The Lewis Publishing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons