#1Famous people · Kingston
55 famous people were born in Kingston, more of them performers than in most towns
The best known is the American film director Peter Bogdanovich, with articles in 53 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 30 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Henry Beekman’s, in 1688, and the last Dior Johnson’s, in 2004. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,290 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
55
notable people
Best known
Peter Bogdanovich
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1688
Henry Beekman
Youngest
2004
Dior Johnson
Most common field
Sports
18 people
What stands out about Kingston’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Kingston
Two of the three are performers.
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What Kingston is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 1.9 times as common.
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 Kingston’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 9 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableMusicScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kingston
A further 52 follow, born between 1688 and 2004.
Louis Friedman
born 1941American astronautics engineer and space spokesperson
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Pat Ryan
born 1982American politician and businessman of the Democratic Party
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Henry Gilbert Livingston
1714–1799NotableWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kingston 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 (13)
- Peter Bogdanovich: The original uploader was Eliaws at English Wikipedia. (Original text: User:Eliaws), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Glover: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Green: Aloha102, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Craft: Please credit "Family photo collection of Infrogmation of New Orleans"., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hutton: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Vanderlyn: John Vanderlyn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chick Chandler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Partridge: Montclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Friedman: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Wells: Thomas.fanghaenel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Sherwood Flemming: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Crimmins: Montclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Sydney Hawkins: photo Tim Ross; painting anaonymous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons