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Famous people · New Windsor
From 1724 to 1981, New Windsor was the birthplace of 5 famous people
Most widely known is Charles Humphrey, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are John Alsop and Amy Feldman. The list comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 residents, below the 3.9 of the typical town in New York. Charles Humphrey was born in 1792.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Charles Humphrey
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1724
John Alsop
Youngest
1981
Amy Feldman
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about New Windsor’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When New Windsor’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1790s, with 1 births.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawBusinessSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in New Windsor
Languages with an article: 5 for Charles Humphrey, 5 for John Alsop, 4 for Amy Feldman.
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Known for
What New Windsor is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.
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 New Windsor
Here are 2 more, born from 1841 to 1879.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called New Windsor home
One more notable person made the town home: Bill Larkin.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Newburgh, with 37.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Windsor 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)
- John Alsop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily L. Morton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John B. Longwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Larkin: New York State Senate, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Patterson: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonnie Blair: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Strong: Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel P. Hill: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons