#1Famous people · Pittsford
Of the 9 famous people born in Pittsford, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the American cyclist Magnus Sheffield, with articles in 16 languages. The American politician Burton C. Cook ranks second, ahead of Rousseau Owen Crump. 4 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,280 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Magnus Sheffield
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
Burton C. Cook
Youngest
2002
Magnus Sheffield
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Pittsford’s famous people
A town of leaders4 of the 9 people born here are leaders, 2.1× the usual share.Deep rootsThe list reaches back to 1819: 4 were born before 1850.Still making namesSince 1950, 4 of them have been born here, the latest in 2002.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live in Pittsford, including C. R. Hagen.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Pittsford is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Pittsford’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 2000s, at 2.
Politics & LawSportsBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Pittsford
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Pittsford
6 more, 2 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Pittsford home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by C. R. Hagen.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pittsford 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 (8)
- Magnus Sheffield: Joost Pauwels, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burton C. Cook: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rousseau Owen Crump: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paige Conners: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aneel Bhusri: Loic Le Meur from France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Williams: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. R. Hagen: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Therese Friel: TV Magazine, Anderson Independent / Daily Mail, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons