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Famous people · Rochester
Rochester is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is James Whitcomb, the American politician, with articles in 9 languages. Second place goes to the politician William Wildman Campbell, third to John Henry MacCracken. James Whitcomb (1795) and John Henry MacCracken (1875) mark the two ends of the list. Of the bordering towns, Bethel has the longest list: 5, with Stephen Thomas at the top.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
James Whitcomb
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1795
James Whitcomb
Youngest
1875
John Henry MacCracken
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Rochester
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Science & Medicine
John Henry MacCracken
1875–1948American academic administrator
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Rochester is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Bethel, at 5.
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)
- William Wildman Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry MacCracken: Puffer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orestes Brownson: George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jefferson P. Kidder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Thaddeus Austin: "The Field Artillery Journal". United States Field Artillery Association (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham X. Parker: Phineas Camp Headley, editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons