#1Famous people · Newfane
Newfane’s famous people span 110 years: 3 births from 1823 to 1933
At the top of the list is the American politician Burt Van Horn, covered in 5 languages. Del Mason is second and Tom Jolls third. Next door, Lockport lists 23, led by Joyce Carol Oates. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.2, close to the 3.9 of the typical New York town.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Burt Van Horn
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
Burt Van Horn
Youngest
1933
Tom Jolls
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Newfane
The three are covered in 5, 3 and 3 languages: Burt Van Horn, Del Mason and Tom Jolls.
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Around it, Lockport has the most people on record, 23 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newfane 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)
- Burt Van Horn: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Mason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce Carol Oates: Per A.J. Andersson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- S. Wallace Dempsey: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank A. Dudley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons