#1Famous people · Ellenville
Of the 9 famous people born in Ellenville, an unusual share are leaders
Joseph Y. Resnick, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 6 were born, the most of any period. Only 229 of the 1,257 towns in New York with anyone on record list more. The list comes to 21.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Joseph Y. Resnick
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
William E. Cleary
Youngest
1962
Rory Read
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Ellenville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ellenville is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Ellenville
Ranked by languages covered: Joseph Y. Resnick with 5, then William E. Cleary with 5 and Rory Read with 4.
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Through the years
When Ellenville’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Politics & LawBusinessWriting & ArtsNotable
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Everyone else born in Ellenville
6 more, 2 of them writers and artists.
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Close by, the fullest list is Shawangunk’s, at 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ellenville 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 (6)
- Joseph Y. Resnick: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Cleary: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara Welles: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darryl Nirenberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Stone: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simeon De Witt: Ezra Ames, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons