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Famous people · Cedarhurst
9 famous people were born in Cedarhurst, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Mildred Shay, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The American politician Peter A. Peyser ranks second, ahead of Shane Olivea. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,258 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Mildred Shay
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Rhoda Williams Benham
Youngest
1981
Shane Olivea
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Cedarhurst’s famous people
The best known
Born in Cedarhurst
Mildred Shay, Peter A. Peyser and Shane Olivea are written about in 8, 6 and 6 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Cedarhurst’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 3 births.
SportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cedarhurst is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Cedarhurst
Of the other 6, 2 are scientists and doctors.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Cedarhurst home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, William Zeckendorf the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Cedarhurst.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cedarhurst 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)
- Peter A. Peyser: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Olivea: MC3 Marc Rockwell-Pate, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Hicks: Leslie Ronald Jones, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Zeckendorf: Dick DeMarsico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James R. Keene: uploaded to Wikipedia by Handicapper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Auchincloss: White House photo by Eric Draper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Milk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons