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Famous people · East Fishkill
3 famous people were born in East Fishkill from 1800 to 1991
At the top of the list is the American calligrapher Platt Rogers Spencer, covered in 5 languages. Close behind are Jake Keegan and Lewis R. Heim. Platt Rogers Spencer was born in 1800. For its size the list is short: 1 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical New York town.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Platt Rogers Spencer
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1800
Platt Rogers Spencer
Youngest
1991
Jake Keegan
The best known
Born in East Fishkill
Platt Rogers Spencer, Jake Keegan and Lewis R. Heim are written about in 5, 4 and 2 languages.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Fishkill 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)
- Jake Keegan: Seaninryan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Strong: Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benson John Lossing: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Mortimer Hopkins: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Van Wyck: Francis H. Lyman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons