#114 famous people from East Hampton, many of them leaders
Articles in 32 languages make the American politician Howard Dean the best known. Behind the leader come George Huntington and Catharine Beecher. In the early republic, 7 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Henry Davis, born in 1771, to Nick West, born in 1997.
What stands out about East Hampton’s famous people
What East Hampton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
When East Hampton’s famous people were born
The 1800s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in East Hampton
Counted by languages, Howard Dean is ahead of George Huntington and Catharine Beecher: 32, 24 and 22.
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#2George Huntington
1850–1916American physician (1850–1916); discoverer of Huntington's disease
#3Everyone else born in East Hampton
Of the other 11, 5 are leaders.
Tim Ferriss
born 1977American author, entrepreneur, angel investor and public speaker




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Also called East Hampton home
Born elsewhere, Neil Patrick Harris lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Hampton 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)
- Howard Dean: Flickr user Mr. Wright, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Huntington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catharine Beecher: The original uploader was AlexPlank at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Gardiner Tyler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna F. Kelly: National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Beecher: The original uploader was Dual Freq at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Gardiner: N. Currier (firm), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons