#1Famous people · North Tonawanda
Of the 18 famous people born in North Tonawanda, an unusual share are writers and artists
The best known is the racecar driver Jim Hurtubise, with articles in 13 languages. Robert Mangold, the American artist, comes second, with Don Smith third. 11 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 6 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Jim Hurtubise
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
James Rand, Jr.
Youngest
1988
Paul Schaus
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about North Tonawanda’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What North Tonawanda is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When North Tonawanda’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in North Tonawanda
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in North Tonawanda
Here are 15 more, born from 1886 to 1988.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Amherst lists the most people: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Tonawanda 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)
- Jim Hurtubise: Dick Ralstin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry P. Smith III: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cindy Bradley: Thoughtmatters, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Schaus: Connormah, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Ortt: New York State Young Republicans, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Schimminger: Mattdpoole1999, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Rojek: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Gronkowski: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Shuttleworth: andywitchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Gibbs: Yoopernewsman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons