Share Famous people · Killingworth Killingworth’s famous people span 250 years: 6 births from 1742 to 1992 Camille Kostek leads the list, covered in 14 languages. Behind the leader come Washington F. Willcox and Cory Riordan. 3 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Camille Kostek, dates from 1992.
#1 best known Camille Kostek Film, TV & Stage · born 1992 +4more Best known
Camille Kostek
in 14 Wikipedia languages
Youngest
1992
Camille Kostek
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
What stands out about Killingworth’s famous people ★ What stands out · Through the years When Killingworth’s famous people were born No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 1.
Colonial days A new nation Mills & railroads The American century Today 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 Titus Coan Camille Kostek Science & Medicine Film, TV & Stage Politics & Law Sports Faith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known Born in Killingworth Counted by languages, Camille Kostek is ahead of Washington F. Willcox and Cory Riordan: 14, 6 and 5.
#1 Film, TV & Stage Camille Kostek born 1992 American model, television host, and film actress
#2 Politics & Law Washington F. Willcox 1834–1909 American politician
CR #3
Sports Cory Riordan born 1986 Baseball player
Known for What Killingworth is known for Share of Killingworth’s famous people in each field.
Science & Medicine 2 people 33%5.6× usual Film, TV & Stage 1 person 17%1.8× usual Politics & Law 1 person 17%about usual Sports 1 person 17%below usual Faith 1 person 17%10× 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 Killingworth The rest number 3, with 2 scientists and doctors among them.
All · 3 Science & Medicine · 2 Faith · 1
Any time Colonial days · 1 A new nation · 2
Titus Coan 1801–1881 American minister (1801-1882) Christian missionary in Hawaii
AB Abel Buell 1742–1822 Published the first map of the new United States created by an American
LL Livingston C. Lord 1851–1933 American academic administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Killingworth 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 (6) Camille Kostek: Thijs Stoop, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Washington F. Willcox: John Augustus Spalding, compiler and editor., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Titus Coan: Henry Lyman Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Brad Anderson: Franz Richter (User:FRZ), CC BY-SA 2.5 , Wikimedia Commons Chauncey Goodrich: Scan by NYPL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Stephen Johnson Field: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons