#1Film, TV & Stage
Harriet Hoctor
1905–1977American ballet dancer and actor
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Hoosick Falls
11 famous people were born in Hoosick Falls, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Most widely known is Harriet Hoctor, the American ballet dancer and actor, with articles in 9 languages. William E. Haynes and Carolyn Sherwin Bailey follow. Born in 1780, John Crary is the first name on record, and Paul Aaron, born in 1943, the most recent. Only 182 of the 1,282 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Harriet Hoctor
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1780
John Crary
Youngest
1943
Paul Aaron
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Hoosick Falls
Harriet Hoctor leads with articles in 9 languages, ahead of William E. Haynes (5) and Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (4).
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Writing & Arts
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
1875–1961American children's writer
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Hoosick Falls’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1880s, at 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hoosick Falls is known for
Hoosick Falls has 1.3× 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hoosick Falls
The other 8 span the years 1780 to 1943.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hoosick Falls home
Born elsewhere, Jose de Creeft lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hoosick Falls 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 (3)
- Harriet Hoctor: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Haynes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ensign Cottrell: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons