#1Famous people · Armonk
Armonk counts 5 famous people, first among them Dave Barry
The best known is the American writer Dave Barry, with articles in 32 languages. Chance Kelly, the American actor, comes second, with Preston Reed third. Per head, the list is long: 11.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9. From Dave Barry to Chance Kelly, the births on the list run from 1947 to 1967.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Dave Barry
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1947
Dave Barry
Youngest
1967
Chance Kelly
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Armonk
Dave Barry, Chance Kelly and Preston Reed are written about in 32, 10 and 7 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Armonk’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 2.
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Armonk is known for
Armonk has 5.9× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Armonk
2 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Armonk home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Armonk, though born elsewhere.
Pare Lorentz
1905–1992American film director, screenwriter, and New Deal documentary filmmaker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Armonk 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 (4)
- Dave Barry: Purocafe, crop by Ruhrfisch ><>°°, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Reed: User:Airproofing, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pare Lorentz: Photographer uncredited; possibly Dorothea Lange. See flickr.com/photos/photohistorytimeline/4675043768, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Quinby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons