#1Famous people · Fishkill
Leaders stand out among the 10 famous people born in Fishkill
Most widely known is Benjamin Strong, the American economist, with articles in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are Theodorus Bailey and Theodoric R. Westbrook. The largest group, 5, was born in the early republic. The earliest on the list is Theodorus Bailey, born in 1758, and the youngest 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
Fishkill has 2.4× the usual share of leaders.
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
No decade has more births than the 1820s, at 3.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Fishkill
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone else born in Fishkill
Of the other 7, 3 are leaders.
No one matches both filters.
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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 (8)
- 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