#1Business
Brian Chesky
born 1981American businessman & Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb
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Famous people · Niskayuna
14 famous people were born in Niskayuna, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Brian Chesky is the best known, with articles in 17 languages. The list is still growing: 5 were born since 1970. Over 179 years of births, the list goes from Charles B. Thompson (1814) to Colin Stevens (1993). Per head, the list is long: 5.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Brian Chesky
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Charles B. Thompson
Youngest
1993
Colin Stevens
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Niskayuna’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Niskayuna’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineBusinessFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Niskayuna
Languages with an article: 17 for Brian Chesky, 16 for Jeff Blatnick, 9 for Jason Bittner.
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Known for
What Niskayuna is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
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 Niskayuna
11 more, from 1814 to 1993.
Ben Coccio
born 1975American film director, screenwriter and film producer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Charles B. Thompson
1814–1895Founder of the Congregation of Jehovah’s Presbytery of Zion
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Niskayuna 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 (7)
- Brian Chesky: Celeste Sloman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Stevens: Union College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Thompson: Charles Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Amedore: NY Senate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Rourke: Premier.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Koubek: Sports Marketing, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Cooper: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons