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Famous people · Tyre

No one from Tyre is on the famous people list yet

Seneca Falls, which borders it, has 12 on its list, the best known Augusta Foote Arnold. 1,269 towns across New York can name a famous person born there. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81.

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

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Famous people born near Tyre

The most names next door are in Seneca Falls: 12.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tyre 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 (4)
  • Augusta Foote Arnold: Marble City Press, The Tuttle Company, Publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Emma L. Shaw: Literary Century, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • William A. Sackett: George Baker Anderson, editor. Boston Publishing Company (Boston, MA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • William Morris Stewart: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons