#1Famous people · Newburgh
Newburgh counts 30 famous people, first among them James Patterson
The best known is the American author James Patterson, with articles in 51 languages. The largest group, 10, was born between 1920 and 1969. Charles A. Foote, born in 1785, is the earliest name and Justin Rutty, born in 1989, the latest. 3 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
James Patterson
in 51 Wikipedia languages
First
1785
Charles A. Foote
Youngest
1989
Justin Rutty
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Newburgh’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Newburgh
The three are covered in 51, 42 and 30 languages: James Patterson, Geraldine Ferraro and Ellsworth Kelly.
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#3Writing & Arts
Ellsworth Kelly
1923–2015American painter, sculptor, and printmaker
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Through the years
When Newburgh’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotableMusicScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Newburgh is known for
Performers stand out most, at 1.4 times the usual share.
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 Newburgh
Still to come: 27 more, from 1785 to 1989.
Douglas McIlroy
born 1932American computer scientist, mathematician, engineer, and programmer
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Andrew Jackson Downing
1815–1852American horticulturist, nurseryman and landscape architect
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Robert Augustus Smith
1869–1942NotableWikipedia ↗
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Around it, Fishkill has the most people on record, 10 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newburgh 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 (9)
- James Patterson: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geraldine Ferraro: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellsworth Kelly: Jeremiah Garcia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas McIlroy: Denise Panyik-Dale, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Jackson Downing: G. P. Putnam ; Publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Collins: Chess Life, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank J. Coleman: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Mutual Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scoey Mitchell: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Strong: Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons