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Martin Brewer Anderson, first president of University of Rochester. Richard N. Aslin, developmental psychologist at the University of Rochester. Dave Bayer (b. 1955), mathematician at Barnard College, Columbia University. Boris Bittker, legal academic. Catherine Crary (1909-1974), historian of the American Revolution.
Famous Footwear is a nationwide chain of retail stores in the United States dealing in branded footwear, generally at prices discounted from manufacturer's suggested prices. The chain is a division of the St. Louis –based Caleres and had more than 1,125 stores in 2010.
The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with the city or county of Los Angeles, California. Those not born in Los Angeles have their places of birth listed instead. Los Angeles natives are also referred to as Angelenos / æ n dʒ ɪ ˈ l iː n oʊ ...
Plus, many, many more notables who were born here, in Rochester. This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Famous people from Rochester NY: See the photos Show comments
Brittney Griner. Brittney Yvette Griner ( / ˈɡraɪnər /; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [ 1] She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team [ 2][ 3] and a six-time WNBA All-Star. [ 4]
Rochester ( / ˈrɒtʃɛstər, - ɪs -/) is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Monroe County. It is the fourth-most populous city and 10th most-populated municipality [ 3] in New York, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 census. [ 4] The city forms the core of the larger Rochester metropolitan area in Finger Lakes ...
History of Rochester, New York. An aerial view of downtown Rochester from 1938. Urban Rochester as seen from the air. Settlement of the city of Rochester in western New York State began in the late 18th century, and the city flourished with the opening of the Erie Canal. It became a major manufacturing center, and attracted many Italians ...
Homeboy Industries is a youth program founded in 1992 [ 1] by Father Greg Boyle following the work of the Christian base communities at Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. [ 2][ 3] The program is intended to assist high-risk youth, former gang members and the recently incarcerated with a variety of free programs, such as ...