#1Famous people · Penfield
Most of the 11 famous people born in Penfield came into the world in the early republic
Best known of all is Almon Brown Strowger, written about in 19 languages. The list comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New York, at 3.9. Only 181 of the 1,265 towns in New York with anyone on record list more. Obadiah Bush (1797) and Daniel Lynd (1994) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Almon Brown Strowger
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
Obadiah Bush
Youngest
1994
Daniel Lynd
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Penfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Penfield’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1830s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryFilm, TV & StageBusinessScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Penfield
Three names lead: Almon Brown Strowger (19 languages), Daniel Lynd (5) and Josh Bolton (4).
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Known for
What Penfield is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 4.
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 Penfield
8 more, from 1797 to 1953.
Edmund Mann Pope
1837–1906American politician – Minnesota -- "E.M." Senate 1887-90 (District 10)
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Webster has the longest list next door: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Penfield 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)
- Almon Brown Strowger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Lynd: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Young: Craig Braden, Worldwide Documentaries, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Sylvester Waite: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis R. Fiske: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Raymond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Buchheit: Robert Scoble from Half Moon Bay, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons