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Famous people · Oswego
The 27 famous people born in Oswego, led by Joey Belladonna
Most widely known is Joey Belladonna, the American heavy metal singer, with articles in 19 languages. Behind the leader come Morgan Robertson and Erik Cole. In the early republic, 11 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,291 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Joey Belladonna
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
John Porter Hatch
Youngest
1978
Erik Cole
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
The best known
Born in Oswego
Counted by languages, Joey Belladonna is ahead of Morgan Robertson and Erik Cole: 19, 19 and 15.
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#3Through the years
When Oswego’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1820s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryScience & MedicineMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Oswego is known for
Soldiers and sailors stand out most, at 3.1 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Oswego
The rest number 24, with 7 leaders among them.
John Porter Hatch
1822–1901United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oswego 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 (9)
- Morgan Robertson: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yd9OLN_xAiw/Sq6eYozkcNI/AAAAAAAAFKY/duQk00h-JGM/s400/1.jpg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Cole: nemesys, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fenimore Chatterton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Blair Parker: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cuyler Bunner: Published by Charles Scribner, NY,1899, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Porter Hatch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Sheldon Barnes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thressa Stadtman: NIH photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warner Miller: J. Schloss, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons