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Famous people · Liberty
Most of the 8 famous people born in Liberty came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American photographer Zoe Leonard, covered in 10 languages. Second place goes to the Canadian missionary Rosetta Sherwood Hall, third to Maurice Martin. Rosetta Sherwood Hall (1865) and Bill Galvano (1966) mark the two ends of the list. For every 10,000 residents there are 7.7 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Zoe Leonard
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Rosetta Sherwood Hall
Youngest
1966
Bill Galvano
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Liberty’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Liberty’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawFaithSportsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Liberty
Zoe Leonard has articles in 10 languages, Rosetta Sherwood Hall in 7 and Maurice Martin in 6.
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Known for
What Liberty is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 3.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Liberty
The other 5 span the years 1929 to 1966.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Fallsburg: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Liberty 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)
- Rosetta Sherwood Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Young: Pjefts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Galvano: Florida State Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debra Bazemore: Georgia House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tova Reich: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac N. Cox: J.H. Beers & Co., Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Fahl: Bob Larson Photography - permission given to Mary Fahl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Gosman DeWitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons