#1Science & Medicine
Emily Warren Roebling
1843–1903US civil engineer, helped complete the Brooklyn Bridge
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Famous people · Cold Spring
7 famous people come from Cold Spring, Emily Warren Roebling the best known
Best known of all is Emily Warren Roebling, written about in 30 languages. The American astronomer Antonia Maury ranks second, ahead of Gouverneur Kemble Warren. 3 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The first birth on record is Coles Bashford’s, in 1816, and the last Ryan Williams’, in 1990.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Emily Warren Roebling
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Coles Bashford
Youngest
1990
Ryan Williams
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Cold Spring’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cold Spring’s famous people were born
The 1860s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Cold Spring
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
#1
#2
#3Military
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
1830–1882General in the Union Army during the American Civil War
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Known for
What Cold Spring is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 2 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 Cold Spring
A further 4 follow, born between 1816 and 1990.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Cold Spring home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Sean Patrick Maloney.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cold Spring 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)
- Emily Warren Roebling: Carolus-Duran, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonia Maury: Vassar College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gouverneur Kemble Warren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coles Bashford: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Moss: Frank Moss (1860-1920), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Williams: Broderick Delaney, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Patrick Maloney: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons