#1Famous people · Chatham
The 11 famous people born in Chatham, led by Amos Eaton
At the top of the list is the American botanist Amos Eaton, covered in 22 languages. Second place goes to the American actress Kristine DeBell, third to Marguerite Chapman. The largest group, 5, was born in the early republic. The list comes to 27.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Amos Eaton
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1776
Amos Eaton
Youngest
1954
Kristine DeBell
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
What stands out about Chatham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Chatham’s famous people were born
The 1870s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsNotableSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chatham
The three are covered in 22, 20 and 19 languages: Amos Eaton, Kristine DeBell and Marguerite Chapman.
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What Chatham is known for
Performers stand out most, at 2.9 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.
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Everyone else born in Chatham
Another 8, 3 of them leaders.
William Coffin Coleman
1870–1957Founder of Coleman Company; mayor of Wichita, Kansas
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The most names next door are in Kinderhook: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chatham 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 (10)
- Amos Eaton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristine DeBell: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marguerite Chapman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel P. Tallmadge: U.S. Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Coffin Coleman: American Baptist Publication Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Van Buren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Cady: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel J. Tilden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristanna Loken: Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fenner Ferguson: J. Sterling Morton, editor. Jacob North & Company (Lincoln, NE), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons