#1Famous people · Clifton Park
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Clifton Park
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Greg Koubek, covered in 4 languages. Since 1970, 5 were born, the most of any period. From Emma Lee Benedict to Justin Rohrwasser, the births on the list run from 1857 to 1996. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,291 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Greg Koubek
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
Emma Lee Benedict
Youngest
1996
Justin Rohrwasser
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Clifton Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Clifton Park’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 2.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Clifton Park is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.1 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 Clifton Park
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Clifton Park
5 more, from 1857 to 1996.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Niskayuna: 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clifton Park 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 (5)
- Greg Koubek: Sports Marketing, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Lee Benedict: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Chesky: Celeste Sloman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel I. Prime: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer E. Ellsworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons