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Famous people · Taylor

No one from Taylor is on the famous people list yet

Of the bordering towns, Cincinnatus has the longest list: 2, with Elmer Ambrose Sperry at the top. New York City’s 99 names make the longest list in New York. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81. 1,265 of the towns in New York list at least one person.

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Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Taylor), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Taylor has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Cincinnatus has the longest list next door: 2.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taylor 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 (3)
  • Elmer Ambrose Sperry: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Nathan Lewis Miller: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Jethro A. Hatch: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons