#1Science & Medicine
James Bogardus
1800–1874American inventor and architect
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Famous people · Catskill
24 famous people were born in Catskill, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 14 languages make the American inventor and architect James Bogardus the best known. George Decker is second and S.L.A. Marshall third. 11 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Born in 1762, Abraham Van Vechten is the first name on record, and Mickey Brantley, born in 1961, the most recent.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
James Bogardus
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1762
Abraham Van Vechten
Youngest
1961
Mickey Brantley
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
What stands out about Catskill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Catskill’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1820s, with 4 births.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineMilitarySportsBusinessWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Catskill is known for
Compared with the usual town, soldiers and sailors are the most over-represented field, at 3.5 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 Catskill
Soldiers and sailors take two of the three places.
#1
#2Military
George Decker
1902–198022nd Chief of Staff of the United States Army
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#3Military
S.L.A. Marshall
1900–1977United States Army general and military historian
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Catskill
21 more, 8 of them leaders.
John Hill
1821–1884American clerk, bookkeeper, merchant and Republican Party politician, New Jersey
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Nearby, Greenport has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Catskill 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 (16)
- James Bogardus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Decker: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- S.L.A. Marshall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Brantley: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham Van Vechten: Joel Munsell (1808-80), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Stafford: Requena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Addison Porter: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen A. Wells: "The Oshkosh Northwestern" (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Kenyon: Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Beebe Eaton: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hill: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore William Dwight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Malone: Robert M. Burnett (editor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thomas Lenox: Charles Hiram Mattoon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Chatfield: Selective Service System, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oona Brown: FloweringDagwood, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons