#1Famous people · Dobbs Ferry
Of the 14 famous people born in Dobbs Ferry, an unusual share are performers
At the top of the list is the American actor Max Greenfield, covered in 32 languages. Since 1970, 5 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 12.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,280 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Max Greenfield
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1709
Mollie Sneden
Youngest
2001
Nicolas Checa
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Dobbs Ferry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Dobbs Ferry is known for
Performers stand out most, at 3 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.
Through the years
When Dobbs Ferry’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsMusicMilitaryScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Dobbs Ferry
The three best known are all performers.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Paul Fix
1901–1983American film and television character actor, best known for his work in Westerns
25 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Dobbs Ferry
The other 11 span the years 1709 to 2001.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Dobbs Ferry home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Maddie Corman the best known.
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Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dobbs Ferry 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)
- Max Greenfield: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Fix: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Davidson: film trailer screenshot (Warner Bros.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Wickham: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Zuckerberg: NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Emmet Kipp, Jr.: Pmoore66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Rosensweig: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penny Peyser: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlotta Joaquina Maury: Lois Arnold (2009), The Education and Career of Carlotta J. Maury: Part 1., Earth Sciences History 28.2 (2009): 219-244, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons