#1Famous people · Volney
Volney is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 3 languages make the American politician Horace B. Willard the best known. Joel Prentiss Bishop is second and Frances T. Sullivan third. Per head, the list is long: 7.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Horace B. Willard
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Joel Prentiss Bishop
Youngest
1825
Horace B. Willard
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Volney
Horace B. Willard has articles in 3 languages, Joel Prentiss Bishop in 3 and Frances T. Sullivan in 2.
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What Volney is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3.6 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Volney 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)
- Horace B. Willard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Prentiss Bishop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy H. Adsit: various, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons