#1Famous people · Pompey
Most of the 9 famous people born in Pompey came into the world in the early republic
The best known is the American politician Horatio Seymour, with articles in 21 languages. Close behind are William Fargo and Leonard Jerome. Albert A. Clapp, born in 1841, is the youngest, and Eber M. Pettit, born in 1802, the first on record. Only 231 of the 1,280 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Horatio Seymour
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1802
Eber M. Pettit
Youngest
1841
Albert A. Clapp
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Pompey’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pompey’s famous people were born
The 1810s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
Politics & LawBusinessWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Pompey
Two of the three are business people.
#1
#2Business
William Fargo
1818–1881American businessman and former mayor
15 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Business
Leonard Jerome
1817–1891American financier and maternal grandfather of Winston Churchill
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Pompey is known for
Pompey has 1.6× the usual share of leaders.
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 Pompey
Still to come: 6 more, from 1802 to 1841.
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Around it, Cazenovia has the most people on record, 11 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pompey 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 (11)
- Horatio Seymour: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Fargo: Chuck LaChiusa, [email protected], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Jerome: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hiscock: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Jane Lippincott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erastus Dow Palmer: Brady’s National Portrait Gallery, published by E. Anthony., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Sedgwick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Stebbins Fairchild: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Peck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James J. Belden: Walter Neale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. B. Terry: Theodore Brainard Terry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons