#1Famous people · Chappaqua
10 famous people were born in Chappaqua, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Andy Rubin, the American businessman, with articles in 33 languages. Frank Pierson and Bill Ackman follow. Born in 1925, Frank Pierson is the first name on record, and Nancy Borowick, born in 1985, the most recent. For every 10,000 residents there are 32.8 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Andy Rubin
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1925
Frank Pierson
Youngest
1985
Nancy Borowick
Most common field
Business
3 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Chappaqua’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Chappaqua’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 5.
BusinessSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chappaqua
Two of the three are business people.
#1
#2
#3Business
Bill Ackman
born 1966American billionaire hedge fund manager
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Known for
What Chappaqua is known for
Business people stand out most, at 11.7 times the usual share.
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 Chappaqua
Another 7, the earliest born in 1952.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Chappaqua home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Chappaqua, though born elsewhere.
Vanessa Williams
born 1963American actress, singer and former Miss America
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The neighbour with the most names is Mount Pleasant, at 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chappaqua 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 (9)
- Andy Rubin: Yoichiro Akiyama from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Pierson: Parastoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Ackman: Senate Democrats, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Randolph: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Borowick: nancy borowick, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanessa Williams: Christopher Peterson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ho: Wc2713, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry James: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Quinby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons