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Famous people · Rochester
17 famous people were born in Rochester, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American football player Tony Dorsett, with articles in 11 languages. The American electrical engineer and inventor Oliver B. Shallenberger ranks second, ahead of Babe Parilli. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 9 in all. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 49.7 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Tony Dorsett
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Oliver B. Shallenberger
Youngest
1988
Derek Moye
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Rochester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rochester’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 5 births.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotableWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Rochester is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Rochester
Tony Dorsett leads with articles in 11 languages, ahead of Oliver B. Shallenberger (10) and Babe Parilli (7).
#2Science & Medicine
Oliver B. Shallenberger
1860–1898American electrical engineer and inventor
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Rochester
The rest number 14, with 9 athletes among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Monaca has the most people on record, 7 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rochester 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 (7)
- Oliver B. Shallenberger: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Parilli: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Cable: Essex Meats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Henry Pendleton: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Nixon: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Vana: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benson Wood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons