#1Famous people · Kinderhook
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 19 famous people born in Kinderhook
Hannah Van Buren, the wife of Martin Van buren, is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. More than half were born in the early republic, 15 in all. The first birth on record is Peter van Schaack’s, in 1747, and the last Donald L. Rutherford’s, in 1955. Per head, the list is long: 23.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Hannah Van Buren
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1747
Peter van Schaack
Youngest
1955
Donald L. Rutherford
Most common field
Politics & Law
11 people
What stands out about Kinderhook’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Kinderhook is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 5.9 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 Kinderhook’s famous people were born
The 1810s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kinderhook
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Benjamin Franklin Butler
1795–1858United States Attorney General
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Kinderhook
The other 16 span the years 1747 to 1955.
Abraham Van Buren
1807–1873United States Army paymaster, eldest son of US President Martin Van Buren
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John P. Beekman
1788–1861American physician, farmer, banker and politician
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Close by, the fullest list is Chatham’s, at 11 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kinderhook 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 (16)
- Hannah Van Buren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Butler: Chester Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelius P. Van Ness: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelius Van Alen Van Dyck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Driggs: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Groesbeck: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Vanderpoel: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald L. Rutherford: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Sickles: John Vanderlyn, 1775-1852., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham Van Buren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Woodward Philip: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter van Schaack: Henry C. Van Schaak (Life time: 1800s), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Van Alen: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Eaton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristanna Loken: Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Van Alstyne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons