#1Famous people · Penn Yan
14 famous people come from Penn Yan, David Bordwell the best known
At the top of the list is the American film historian David Bordwell, covered in 17 languages. The largest group, 5, was born in the early republic. For every 10,000 residents there are 29.7 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,283 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
David Bordwell
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1821
William Lilly
Youngest
1988
Mike Manley
Most common field
Military
3 people
The best known
Born in Penn Yan
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Through the years
When Penn Yan’s famous people were born
The 1820s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
MilitaryPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageSportsFaithScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Penn Yan is known for
Soldiers and sailors stand out most, at 6 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 Penn Yan
The rest number 11, with 3 soldiers and sailors among them.
Edward Johnston
1844–1920American soldier in the 5th U.S. Cavalry, recipient of the Medal of Honor
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Nearby, Jerusalem has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Penn Yan 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)
- David Bordwell: Wasily at Dutch Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Roche: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Augustine Hendrick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Morrison Oliver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter H. Stevens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lilly: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred L. Warner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi W. Barden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Wilson Hoyt: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons