#1Famous people · Cobleskill
8 famous people were born in Cobleskill, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
At the top of the list is the American politician Charles Goodyear, covered in 6 languages. Per head, the list is long: 12.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9. Born in 1804, Charles Goodyear is the first name on record, and Matt Arroyo, born in 1982, the most recent. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Charles Goodyear
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Charles Goodyear
Youngest
1982
Matt Arroyo
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Cobleskill
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Cobleskill’s famous people were born
The 1870s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsSportsFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cobleskill is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.8 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 Cobleskill
Still to come: 5 more, from 1873 to 1982.
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Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cobleskill 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 (8)
- Charles Goodyear: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd K. Richtmyer: Waltermontano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David B. Shear: no author given, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John van Schaick, Jr.: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis J. Van Schaick: "Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper" (New York, NY). John A. Sleicher, editor., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Taylor: Parker McCobb Reed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur S. Tompkins: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Van Alstyne: Cuyler Reynolds, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons