#1Politics & Law
Andrew Parsons
1817–1855American politician from Michigan
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Famous people · Hoosick
6 famous people from Hoosick, many of them leaders
The best known is the American politician from Michigan Andrew Parsons, with articles in 8 languages. Annie Sherwood Hawks and George William Palmer follow. Most were born in the early republic: 6 of them. The earliest on the list is John Palmer, born in 1785, and the youngest Emory S. Harris, born in 1858.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Andrew Parsons
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1785
John Palmer
Youngest
1858
Emory S. Harris
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Hoosick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hoosick is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 4 times.
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 Hoosick’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1810s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hoosick
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#2Writing & Arts
Annie Sherwood Hawks
1835–1918American poet and hymn writer
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Hoosick
The rest number 3, with 3 leaders among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hoosick 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 (10)
- Andrew Parsons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Sherwood Hawks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George William Palmer: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Beardsley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emory S. Harris: "The Vermonter" magazine. Via Google Books., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Gibb: DPNews, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Henry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Cornell: TonyTheTiger at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Singer: Edward Harrison May, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Baxter: Engraved by Frederick W. Halpin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons