Best known
Erin Brady
in 16 Wikipedia languages
Youngest
1988
Scott Wasserman
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about East Hampton’s famous people ★ What stands out · Through the years When East Hampton’s famous people were born More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
A new nation Mills & railroads The American century Today 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 Erin Brady Adonijah Welch Joseph Dart Politics & Law Film, TV & Stage Military Business Writing & Arts Music
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known Born in East Hampton The three are covered in 16, 11 and 7 languages: Erin Brady, Adonijah Welch and Abner C. Harding.
#1 Film, TV & Stage Erin Brady born 1987 American beauty pageant titleholder
#2 Politics & Law Adonijah Welch 1821–1889 American politician
#3 Military Abner C. Harding 1807–1874 Union Army general
Known for What East Hampton is known for Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
Politics & Law 2 people 29%1.4× usual Film, TV & Stage 1 person 14%1.5× usual Military 1 person 14%4× usual Business 1 person 14%5.5× usual Writing & Arts 1 person 14%1.4× usual Music 1 person 14%2.6× usual The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone Everyone else born in East Hampton Still to come: 4 more, from 1799 to 1988.
All · 4 Politics & Law · 1 Music · 1 Writing & Arts · 1 Business · 1
Any time A new nation · 2 Today · 1
Joseph Dart 1799–1879 American jurist, businessperson and inventor
Elizabeth Eunice Smith Marcy 1821–1911 American author, activist, and social reformer
MZ Melissa Ziobron Politician
SW Scott Wasserman born 1988 American musician, composer and director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Hampton 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 (9) Erin Brady: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Adonijah Welch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Abner C. Harding: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Joseph Dart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Elizabeth Eunice Smith Marcy: Marcy, Elizabeth Eunice Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons John Hasbrouck Van Vleck: JH_van_Vleck_and_HBG_Casimir,_1974.jpg: Unknown derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl , Wikimedia Commons Lyman Trumbull: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Morgan Bulkeley: Harris & Ewing - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Stephen Johnson Field: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons