#1Film, TV & Stage
Bridget Moynahan
born 1971American actress and model
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Famous people · Binghamton
59 famous people were born in Binghamton, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
The best known is the American actress and model Bridget Moynahan, with articles in 38 languages. The next two names are Chris Wedge and Douglas H. Wheelock. The largest group, 34, was born between 1920 and 1969. The earliest on the list is Andrew Palmer, born in 1808, and the youngest Marla Olmstead, born in 2000.
Born here
59
notable people
Best known
Bridget Moynahan
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1808
Andrew Palmer
Youngest
2000
Marla Olmstead
Most common field
Writing & Arts
15 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Binghamton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Binghamton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.5 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 Binghamton
Bridget Moynahan has articles in 38 languages, Chris Wedge in 30 and Douglas H. Wheelock in 26.
#1CW#2
Film, TV & Stage
Chris Wedge
born 1957American animator, director, producer, and writer
30 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Binghamton’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 8 births.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Binghamton
The other 56 span the years 1808 to 2000.
Frances M. Beal
born 1940Black feminist and a peace and justice political activist
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Charlie Ahearn
born 1951American film director and creative cultural artist
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Binghamton home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 5 in all, led by Willard Nelson Clute.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Conklin’s, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Binghamton 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 (18)
- Bridget Moynahan: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas H. Wheelock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Baker: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Sharkey: Svetys, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Hutton: NBC Television (in clipping), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Gardner: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Herbert: my own screen capture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mica: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Gabor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Katherine Cash: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dena DeRose: Ed Newman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry D'Amigo: Leech44, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Robinson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond B. Stevens: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lewis Moore: Eugene S. Swierkosz (-2007), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Nelson Clute: Willard N. Clute, editor. Photographer not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos J. Cummings: Bell, Washington D. C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ross Locke: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons