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Famous people · Oswego
Oswego’s famous people span 156 years: 27 births from 1822 to 1978
Joey Belladonna, the American heavy metal singer, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Second and third on the list are Morgan Robertson and Erik Cole. The largest group, 11, was born in the early republic. The list comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
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
Ranked by languages covered: Joey Belladonna with 19, then Morgan Robertson with 19 and Erik Cole with 15.
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#3Through the years
When Oswego’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1820s, with 5 births.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryScience & MedicineMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Oswego is known for
Oswego has 3.1× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Oswego
Of the other 24, 7 are leaders.
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 (7)
- 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