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Famous people · Mount Kisco

Performers stand out among the 34 famous people born in Mount Kisco

Caitlyn Jenner leads the list, covered in 61 languages. Behind the leader come Laura Branigan and Ann Blyth. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 25 of them. The first birth on record is Wylie Sypher’s, in 1905, and the last David Brodsky’s, in 2002.

#1 best knownCaitlyn JennerFilm, TV & Stage · born 1949
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Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Caitlyn Jenner
in 61 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Wylie Sypher
Youngest
2002
David Brodsky
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
10 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents

What stands out about Mount Kisco’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Mount Kisco is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3.1 times.

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 Mount Kisco

Counted by languages, Caitlyn Jenner is ahead of Laura Branigan and Ann Blyth: 61, 57 and 46.

Caitlyn Jenner#1
Film, TV & Stage

Caitlyn Jenner

born 1949

American media personality and retired decathlete

61 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Laura Branigan#2
Music

Laura Branigan

1952–2004

American singer and actress

57 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Ann Blyth#3
Film, TV & Stage

Ann Blyth

1927–2026

American actress

46 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Mount Kisco’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 8 in all.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Caitlyn JennerJohn SchneiderLaura BraniganAnn BlythGavin MacLeod
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsMusicBusinessFaithMilitaryScience & MedicinePolitics & Law

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Mount Kisco

31 more names, born between 1905 and 2002.

John Schneider

John Schneider

born 1960

American actor and singer

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Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod

1931–2021

American actor

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RC

Rick Carey

born 1963

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.

born 1951

American newspaper publisher

Dar Williams

Dar Williams

born 1967

American singer-songwriter

MN

Matthew Del Negro

born 1972

American actor

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JB

James Blackwell

born 1968

American basketball player

JS

James Stephens

born 1951

American actor

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MC

Michael Angelo Covino

born 1984

American actor and film director

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LG

Lew Gallo

1928–2000

American actor

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ER

Ethan Russell

born 1945

American photographer

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JM

James Francis McCarthy

born 1942

American bishop

AM

Alan Miller

1937–2024

American football player

JH

John Kenneth Haviland

1921–2002

American pilot for the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain

BM

Brandon Mouton

born 1981

American basketball player

DH

Daniel Hecht

born 1950

American novelist

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DG

David Green

born 1972

American football player, born 1972

GF

Greg Farshtey

born 1965

American writer

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SF

Sandy Frank

born 1929

American television producer

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AW

Alec Wilkinson

born 1952

American journalist

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BM

Blake McCormick

born 1964

Television producer

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A chosen home

Also called Mount Kisco home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Mount Kisco, though born elsewhere.

JJ

Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.

1925–2015

American businessman

AJ

Amy Jones

1899–1992

American painter

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Kisco 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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