#1Famous people · Beacon
14 famous people were born in Beacon, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Most widely known is Robert Montgomery, the American actor, with articles in 36 languages. James Forrestal is second and Digger Phelps third. The largest group, 8, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list comes to 9.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Robert Montgomery
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Henry M. Brinckerhoff
Youngest
1968
David M. Van Slyke
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Beacon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Beacon is known for
Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 3.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Beacon
By how many languages cover them, Robert Montgomery comes first (36), then James Forrestal (32) and Digger Phelps (4).
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#2Military
James Forrestal
1892–1949United States Navy officer and civil servant, Undersecretary of the Navy
32 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Beacon’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 4.
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitarySportsMusicFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Beacon
11 more names, born between 1868 and 1968.
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A chosen home
Also called Beacon home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Beacon, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beacon 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 (7)
- Robert Montgomery: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Forrestal: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Digger Phelps: J Rosenfeld, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blair Ruble: Chris Donovan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Schultz: Republic of Korea from Seoul, Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Small: Joe Vitale 5, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Chatham Cook: Poems, Frontispiz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons