#1Famous people · Fishkill
10 famous people from Fishkill, many of them leaders
At the top of the list is the American economist Benjamin Strong, covered in 10 languages. Close behind are Theodorus Bailey and Theodoric R. Westbrook. 5 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Theodorus Bailey, born in 1758, the newest to Ryan Ruocco, born in 1986.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Benjamin Strong
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1758
Theodorus Bailey
Youngest
1986
Ryan Ruocco
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Fishkill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Fishkill is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.4 times.
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 Fishkill’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1820s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Fishkill
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Fishkill
7 more names, born between 1777 and 1986.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Newburgh counts 37 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is 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 (10)
- Benjamin Strong: Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodorus Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodoric R. Westbrook: Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elise Justine Bayard: Attributed to George Augustus Baker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Westbrook Van Deusen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis William Stotesbury: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Ruocco: Af8887, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Hutchins: Young, Samuel Oliver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Patterson: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonnie Blair: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons