#1Famous people · Irvington
Most of the 11 famous people born in Irvington came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
At the top of the list is the American actress Penny Peyser, covered in 6 languages. The next two names are J. Butler Wright and Harry Whitney McVickar. Per head, the list is long: 16.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,278 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Penny Peyser
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Harry Whitney McVickar
Youngest
1975
Eric Ogbogu
Most common field
Business
3 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Irvington’s famous people
The best known
Born in Irvington
Penny Peyser leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of J. Butler Wright (5) and Harry Whitney McVickar (4).
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Through the years
When Irvington’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1860s come out on top, with 4 births.
BusinessFilm, TV & StageSportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Irvington is known for
Compared with the usual town, business people are the most over-represented field, at 10.6 times.
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 Irvington
The other 8 span the years 1863 to 1975.
Junius Spencer Morgan II
1867–1932(1867–1932), art collector and nephew of J. P. Morgan Sr.
BusinessWikipedia ↗
Worthington Whitehouse
1864–1922American real estate broker and member of New York Society
NotableWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Irvington home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Meredith Vieira the best known.
Meredith Vieira
born 1953American broadcast journalist and television personality
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Tarrytown has the most on record: 20.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Irvington 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 (8)
- Penny Peyser: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Butler Wright: Bachrach studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Black: Sherman Krellberg Productions / S.L.K. Serial Corp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Junius Spencer Morgan II: Lizzie Caswall Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Worthington Whitehouse: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meredith Vieira: Jakeprzespo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockwell Kent: Unidentified photographer (according to SI source), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Greenfield: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons