#1Famous people · Guilderland
Guilderland’s famous people span 137 years: 4 births from 1835 to 1972
Most widely known is Ze Frank, the American online performance artist, with articles in 6 languages. Close behind are William D. Veeder and Magdalene Merritt. The list’s best known name, Ze Frank, dates from 1972. The biggest group are writers and artists: 2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Ze Frank
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1835
William D. Veeder
Youngest
1972
Ze Frank
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Guilderland
Ze Frank, William D. Veeder and Magdalene Merritt are written about in 6, 4 and 3 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Guilderland’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Guilderland is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Guilderland
1 more, best known first.
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6 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Guilderland 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 (5)
- Ze Frank: The Bui Brothers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William D. Veeder: The Argus Company (Albany), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Magdalene Merritt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Charles: Lone Fox, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wilcock: Frank Jurgen-Richter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons