#1Famous people · Ulysses
Irving G. Vann, born in 1842, is Ulysses’ famous person on record
Irving G. Vann, the American judge, was born in 1842. That places their birth in the early republic. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. Across the town line, Ithaca lists 53, David Foster Wallace first.
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notable people
Best known
Irving G. Vann
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Irving G. Vann
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Ulysses
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ulysses 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)
- Irving G. Vann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Foster Wallace: Steve Rhodes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- P. Dean Warner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fremont Cole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons