#16 famous people come from Hartsdale, David M. Solomon the best known
At the top of the list is the American banker and DJ David M. Solomon, covered in 11 languages. Albhy Galuten and George Townsend follow. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 20.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
What stands out about Hartsdale’s famous people
When Hartsdale’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Hartsdale
By how many languages cover them, David M. Solomon comes first (11), then Albhy Galuten (6) and George Townsend (3).
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#2Albhy Galuten
born 1947American Grammy Award-winning record producer, composer, musician, orchestrator and conductor
#3What Hartsdale is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Hartsdale
The other 3 span the years 1917 to 2002.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hartsdale 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 (4)
- David M. Solomon: U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albhy Galuten: Rob Koenen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Townsend: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel D. Tompkins: Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (1780–1840), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
