#1Famous people · Ballston Spa
14 famous people were born in Ballston Spa, most of them in the early republic
At the top of the list is the union Army general Abner Doubleday, covered in 20 languages. Behind the leader come George Henry Fox and Ira Thomas. The list comes to 27.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,283 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Abner Doubleday
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1801
William W. Morris
Youngest
1971
Scott Cherry
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Ballston Spa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ballston Spa’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1810s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryNotablePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ballston Spa
Abner Doubleday leads with articles in 20 languages, ahead of George Henry Fox (7) and Ira Thomas (7).
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What Ballston Spa is known for
Ballston Spa has 2.1× 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.
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Everyone else born in Ballston Spa
A further 11 follow, born between 1801 and 1971.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ballston Spa 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)
- Abner Doubleday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Thomas: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Babcock: Cornell archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi Hubbell: John Bradley Winslow (1851-1920), author. T. H. Flood & Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Cherry: High Point University, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Morris: Guo Tianqiao, CC0, Wikimedia Commons