Photo: Joegrimes at English Wikipedia · Public domainFamous people near Onondaga: 29 in Syracuse
No famous person on record lists Onondaga as their birthplace yet. 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. In all of New York, the famous people on record come from 1,278 towns.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Onondaga), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Onondaga has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Onondaga
Nearby, Syracuse has the most on record, with 29.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Onondaga 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 (3)
- Kinsley S. Bingham: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Gaylord Clark: Engraving by John Cheney after a portrait by Charles Loring Elliott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. B. Terry: Theodore Brainard Terry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


