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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer. Twain is most noted for his novels "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", which has since been called the Great American Novel, and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". He is also known for his quotations. During his lifetime, Clemens became a friend to presidents, artists, leading industrialists, and European royalty. - Eileen Collins
Eileen Marie Collins (b. 19 November, 1956 in Elmira, New York) is an American astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. A former military instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first female pilot and first female commander of a Space Shuttle. She retired on May 1, 2006 to pursue private interests. - Tommy Hilfiger
Thomas Jacob Hilfiger (born March 24, 1951 in Elmira, New York) is a world-famous American fashion designer and creator of the eponymous "Tommy Hilfiger" and "Tommy" brands. - Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Carolan née Kocanski (born on November 24, 1980 in Elmira, New York) is an American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its "RAW" brand as Beth Phoenix. - Hal Roach
Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. (January 14, 1892-November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer from the 1910s to the 1980s. - Brian Williams
Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News", the flagship evening news program of the NBC television network. Williams replaced former Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw on December 2, 2004. Previously, Williams was the network's chief correspondent at the White House and host of "The News with Brian Williams" on CNBC and MSNBC. - Geoff Bodine
Geoffrey Bodine (born April 18, 1949 in Chemung, New York) is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers (Brett Bodine and Todd Bodine) who are all NASCAR drivers. Geoff currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina. Geoff's racing career seemed to be on track right from the start as his father and grandfather, Eli Bodine Jr. and Sr. built Chemung Speedrome just a year after he was born. - Todd Bodine
Todd Bodine (born February 27, 1964) is a stock car racer. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine won the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship while driving the #30 Lumber Liquidators/Germain Toyota. - Brett Bodine
Brett Bodine (born January 11, 1959, in Chemung, New York), is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and is the current driver of the pace car in NEXTEL Cup events. Brett is employed by NASCAR as Director of Cost and Research. Brett is the younger brother of 1986 Daytona 500 winner Geoff Bodine and the older brother of 2006 Craftsman Truck Series champion Todd Bodine. - Thomas J. Watson
Thomas John Watson, Sr. (February 17, 1874 - June 19, 1956) was the president of International Business Machines (IBM), who oversaw that company's growth into an international force from the 1920s to the 1950s. Watson developed IBM's effective management style and turned it into one of the most effective selling organizations yet seen, based largely around punched card tabulating machines. - David B. Hill
David Bennett Hill (b. August 29 1843, Montour Falls, New York - d. October 20 1910, Albany, New York) was a Governor of New York and a Bourbon Democrat. Before serving as the Governor, he served as mayor of Elmira, New York and the lieutenant governor of New York. He was the Governor from 1885 to 1891. He was defeated for governor in 1894. He served as a U.S. Senator from New York between 1892 and 1897. - Frank Gannett
Frank Ernest Gannett (1876-1957) founded the Gannett media corporation. He was born in Bristol, New York and graduated from Cornell University. At the age of 30, he purchased his first newspaper, the Elmira Gazette (now the Star-Gazette). Six years later, in 1912, he purchased the Ithaca Journal. In 1918, he and his partners moved their headquarters to Rochester, … - Clyde Fitch
Clyde Fitch (May 2 1865 - September 4 1909) was an American dramatist. Born William Clyde Fitch at Elmira, New York, he wrote over 60 plays, 36 of them original, which varied from social comedies and farces to melodrama and historical dramas. As the only child to live to adulthood, his father, Captain William G. Fitch, a graduate of West Point and a Union officer in the Civil War, encouraged him to become an architect or to engage in a career of business, … - Joey Sindelar
Joseph Paul "Joey" Sindelar (born March 30, 1958) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Sindelar was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky while his father was serving in the Army, but has lived in New York for most of his life. He was a childhood friend and high school golf rival of fellow PGA Tour player Mike Hulbert. He attended the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and while there was a distinguished member of the school's golf team. - Mike Hulbert
Michael Patrick "Mike" Hulbert (born April 14, 1958) is an American professional golfer and sportscaster. Hulbert was born in Elmira, New York. He grew up in Horseheads, New York, and was a childhood friend and high school golf rival of fellow PGA Tour player Joey Sindelar. Hulbert attended East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee; he earned All-American honors as a member of the golf team in 1979 and 1980. - Joe Birmingham
Joseph Leo Birmingham (August 6 1884 - April 24 1946), baseball player. Birmingham was an outfielder who occasionally played the infield for the Cleveland Naps. He was a mediocre hitter, but he had one of the strongest throwing arms and he was a fine defensive center fielder. He was named the manager of the Naps in 1912 after Harry Davis was fired, and he stayed at the helm for three more seasons. His tenure was marked with a bit of controversy, … - John W. Jones
John W. Jones was born in 1817 on a plantation in Leesburg, Virginia as a slave to the Elzy family. On June 3 1844, fearing he would be sold to another plantation as his owner grew old and near death, Jones and four others fled north. They survived a 300-mile trip and arrived in Elmira, New York in July of 1844. While fleeing, Jones and his companions fought off slave hunters in Maryland and made their way into the free state of Pennsylvania. - Henry Friendly
Henry Jacob Friendly (b. July 3 1903 in Elmira, New York - d. March 11 1986, New York City) was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on active service from 1959 through 1974 and in senior status until his suicide. - George Wurtz Hughes
George Wurtz Hughes (September 30, 1806 - September 3, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from the 6th Congressional district of Maryland. Born in Elmira, New York, Hughes received a liberal schooling. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1827, and became a civil engineer in New York City. He was reappointed to the United States Army on July 7, 1838, as captain of topographical engineers, and served in the Mexican-American War. - Olive Logan
Olive Logan was an American actress and author, daughter of Cornelius Ambrosius Logan. She was born in Elmira, N. Y., and after being educated in Paris and London with a view to the stage, became an actress and subsequently a journalist and lecturer. In 1864 she appeared at Wallack's Theatre in New York City in her own play of "Eveleen". She corresponded for many periodicals and wrote, besides plays (including a metrical rendering of Coppée's "La Pasant"), … - Matt Knowles
Matt Knowles (born October 8, 1974 in Elmira, New York) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, H.C. Loc. - Jacob Sloat Fassett
Jacob Sloat Fassett (November 13 1853 - April 21 1924) was a private businessman, lawyer, and member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State. He was born in Elmira, New York. - Lucius Robinson
Lucius Robinson (4 November 1810, Windham, Greene County, New York - 23 May 1886, Elmira, New York) was the governor of New York from 1877 to 1879. Lucius Robinson was educated in Delhi and admitted to the bar in 1832. Robinson also served in the state assembly in 1860. He was the state comptroller from 1862 to 1865, and again in 1876. He was also a member of the state constitutional convention. - Lewis Sayre van Duzer
Lewis Sayre Van Duzer (1861 - March 28, 1936) was a United States Navy officer. Born in Elmira, New York, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1880 and retired in 1914 with the rank of captain. During the Spanish-American War he participated as an officer aboard the USS "Iowa" in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. He later was posted to the Philippines and China, and was an instructor in ordnance at the Naval Academy. - Frances Miriam Whitcher
Frances Miriam "Berry" Whitcher (1811 - 1852) was an American humorist, born in Whitestown, New York. She contributed poems and sketches to the newspapers. Her humorous creation, "The Widow Bedott", made her a celebrity. She married Rev. Benjamin W. Whitcher of Elmira, New York in 1847. Following their marriage, he lost his position in his church, perhaps due to claims by people that she used them as models. - Francis Asbury Roe
Francis Asbury Roe (October 4 1823 - December 28 1901) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War. Born in Elmira, New York, Roe entered the United States Navy as a midshipman on October 19 1841, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1848. Roe left the Navy for eleven months, from June 1848 to May 1849, serving aboard the mail steamer SS "Georgia". - Emma McLaughlin
Emma McLaughlin is an American novelist who is best known for co-writing "The Nanny Diaries" and "Citizen Girl." - Gerald Tomlinson
Gerald Tomlinson (January 24, 1933 - June 24, 2006) was a crime writer. He was born in Elmira, New York, and he received his B.A. from Marietta College and later attended Columbia Law School. Tomlinson began his career as a teacher of English and social studies in upstate New York. For more than twenty years he held various editorial positions in textbook publishing, including that of Executive Editor at Silver Burdett in Morristown, New Jersey. - James H. Osmer
James H. Osmer (January 23 1832-October 3 1912) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. James H. Osmer was born in Tenterden, England, near London. As an infant his parents immigrated to the United States and settled near Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. He attended private schools, Bellefonte Academy in Centre County, Pennsylvania, Mount Pleasant College in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, … - Jeff Plate
Jeff Plate (born March 26 1962, in Montour Falls, NY) is a professional drummer and percussionist. He currently plays with the progressive rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra as well as the band Metal Church, although he is remembered for his drumming for the band, Savatage on their albums since "Japan Live '94". Plate grew up near Elmira, New York with dreams of becoming a pitcher for the New York Yankees, … - Ice
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