#1Famous people · Syracuse
Syracuse is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the American baseball player and coach Rollie Hemsley, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the American artist Noel Martin. Born in 1907, Rollie Hemsley is the first name on record, and Noel Martin, born in 1922, the most recent. 714 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Rollie Hemsley
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Rollie Hemsley
Youngest
1922
Noel Martin
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Syracuse
#1NM#2
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What Syracuse is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Syracuse 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)
- Rollie Hemsley: Goudey Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons