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Famous people · Monticello

11 famous people were born in Monticello, most of them between 1920 and 1969

At the top of the list is the American actor Randall Batinkoff, covered in 11 languages. Stanley Finch is second and Daniel N. Robinson third. For every 10,000 residents there are 15.1 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9. The oldest name on the list belongs to Stanley Finch, born in 1872, the newest to Aaron P. Dworkin, born in 1970.

#1 best knownRandall BatinkoffFilm, TV & Stage · born 1968
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Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Randall Batinkoff
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Stanley Finch
Youngest
1970
Aaron P. Dworkin
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
The best known

Born in Monticello

Two of the three are performers.

Randall Batinkoff#1
Film, TV & Stage

Randall Batinkoff

born 1968

American actor

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Stanley Finch#2
Film, TV & Stage

Stanley Finch

1872–1951

First director of the FBI

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DR#3
Notable

Daniel N. Robinson

1937–2018

American philosopher

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Through the years

When Monticello’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 3.

Mills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Randall BatinkoffLeon SilverStanley Finch
Film, TV & StageNotablePolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusic

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Monticello is known for

Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.9 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Monticello

Of the other 8, 2 are leaders.

Judith S. Kaye

Judith S. Kaye

1938–2016

American judge

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Leon Silver

Leon Silver

1925–2022

American geologist

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GB

Gene D. Block

born 1948

American academic administrator and biologist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Aaron P. Dworkin

born 1970

African American violinist, and music educator

IL

Ivan Lafayette

1930–2016

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
SH

Sue Hastings

1884–1977

Known for popularizing the ancient art of puppetry in the 1930s and 1940s. She was a protege of Tony Sarg. She known for her large collection of marionettes, which she made with her team of assistants

SR

Stephen M. Ryder

born 1943

Screenwriter, producer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monticello 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.

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