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Famous people · St. Johnsville
St. Johnsville is the birthplace of 2 famous people
James S. Copley, the American journalist, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The other is Myron Grimshaw, the American baseball player. The list runs from Myron Grimshaw, born in 1875, to James S. Copley, born in 1916. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
James S. Copley
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Myron Grimshaw
Youngest
1916
James S. Copley
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in St. Johnsville
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What St. Johnsville is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Johnsville 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 (1)
- Myron Grimshaw: 1909 T206 White Borders (Ghosts, Miscuts & Oddities), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons