#111 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.
Born in Monticello
Two of the three are performers.
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#2When Monticello’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 3.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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 else born in Monticello
Of the other 8, 2 are leaders.


Sue Hastings
1884–1977Known 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
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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.
Photo credits (4)
- Randall Batinkoff: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Finch: J151074 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Clinedinst, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judith S. Kaye: American Judicial Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Silver: James Stuby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons