#1Famous people · Bridgehampton
8 famous people were born in Bridgehampton, more of them leaders than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American baseball player A. J. Pierzynski, covered in 12 languages. Close behind are Nathan Sanford and Dante Fascell. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
A. J. Pierzynski
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1744
David Gelston
Youngest
1998
Sailor Brinkley Cook
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Bridgehampton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bridgehampton is known for
Bridgehampton has 2.4× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Bridgehampton’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 1.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bridgehampton
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Bridgehampton
5 more, best known first.
A chosen home
Also called Bridgehampton home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Howard Lutnick.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bridgehampton 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)
- A. J. Pierzynski: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Sanford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dante Fascell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Gelston: John Wesley Jarvis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernestine Rose: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sailor Brinkley Cook: Youth 4 African Wildlife, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Lutnick: Daniel Torok, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons