#1Notable
Neilia Hunter
1942–1972American teacher and first wife of Joe Biden
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Famous people · Skaneateles
8 famous people were born in Skaneateles, most of them in the early republic
Neilia Hunter, the American teacher and first wife of Joe biden, is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. Second and third on the list are Morton S. Wilkinson and Sheldon Dibble. The first birth on record is Sheldon Dibble’s, in 1809, and the last Neilia Hunter’s, in 1942. The list comes to 31.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Neilia Hunter
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Sheldon Dibble
Youngest
1942
Neilia Hunter
What stands out about Skaneateles’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Skaneateles’s famous people were born
The 1840s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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The best known
Born in Skaneateles
By how many languages cover them, Neilia Hunter comes first (36), then Morton S. Wilkinson (10) and Sheldon Dibble (6).
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What Skaneateles is known for
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Everyone else born in Skaneateles
5 more names, born between 1843 and 1869.
Effie Brown Earll Slingerland Yantis
1869–1950American illustrator, colorist, lecturer, social worker and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Skaneateles 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)
- Neilia Hunter: This photo was on Neilia Hunter-Biden's funeral mass card., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morton S. Wilkinson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheldon Dibble: Published by the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Julia Barnes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Castellani: The original uploader was Goodmedicine at Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Effie Brown Earll Slingerland Yantis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irwin Shepard: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons