#1Famous people · Kingston
Of the 58 famous people born in Kingston, an unusual share are performers
Articles in 53 languages make the American film director Peter Bogdanovich the best known. John Glover, the American actor, comes second, with Josh Green third. Between 1920 and 1969, 32 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 24.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
58
notable people
Best known
Peter Bogdanovich
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1652
Hendrick Beekman
Youngest
2004
Dior Johnson
Most common field
Sports
18 people
What stands out about Kingston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Kingston is known for
Kingston has 2× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Kingston
Three names lead: Peter Bogdanovich (53 languages), John Glover (35) and Josh Green (21).
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#3Through the years
When Kingston’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 9 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableMusicScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kingston
55 more names, born between 1652 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 ↗
Jane Ball
1920–2005Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Henry Gilbert Livingston
1714–1799NotableWikipedia ↗
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The fullest list close by belongs to Rhinebeck, with 14.
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 (16)
- 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
- Michael Todd: Rambis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Suskind: Chatham House, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Roberts: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Furman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons