Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Greenport

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Famous people · Greenport

Winnie Lightner tops a list of 4 famous people born in Greenport

Articles in 10 languages make the actress Winnie Lightner the best known. S. Wentworth Horton, the American politician in New york, comes second, with Billy Fuccillo third. From S. Wentworth Horton in 1885 to Jacqueline E. Schafer in 1945, the births cover 60 years. Per head, the list is long: 15.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.

#1 best knownWinnie LightnerFilm, TV & Stage · 1899–1971
+2more
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Winnie Lightner
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
S. Wentworth Horton
Youngest
1945
Jacqueline E. Schafer
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known

Born in Greenport

By how many languages cover them, Winnie Lightner comes first (10), then S. Wentworth Horton (2) and Billy Fuccillo (1).

Winnie Lightner#1
Film, TV & Stage

Winnie Lightner

1899–1971

Actress

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SH#2
Politics & Law

S. Wentworth Horton

1885–1960

American politician in New York

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BF#3
Notable

Billy Fuccillo

?–2021

American automobile dealership owner

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Greenport is known for

Share of Greenport’s famous people in each field.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Greenport

1 more, best known first.

Jacqueline E. Schafer

Jacqueline E. Schafer

born 1945

American Assistant secretary of the Navy

The town’s pick

Who’s the most famous person from Greenport?

Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Town Square →
Your pick
No picks yet

Be the first to say who Greenport’s most famous person is.

Or tell us

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenport 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 (2)