CG#1
Writing & Arts
Chapman Grant
1887–1983American zoologist, historian and publisher
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Famous people · North Salem
North Salem’s famous people span 151 years: 4 births from 1825 to 1976
Best known of all is Chapman Grant, written about in 8 languages. Ulysses S. Grant IV and Darius Ogden Mills follow. The list’s best known name, Chapman Grant, dates from 1887. For every 10,000 residents there are 7.8 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Chapman Grant
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Darius Ogden Mills
Youngest
1976
Ronnie Pascale
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in North Salem
Chapman Grant, Ulysses S. Grant IV and Darius Ogden Mills are written about in 8, 6 and 4 languages.
#2Science & Medicine
Ulysses S. Grant IV
1893–1977American geologist and paleontologist
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Business
Darius Ogden Mills
1825–1910American banker and philanthropist
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When North Salem’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1880s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Writing & ArtsScience & MedicineBusinessSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What North Salem is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 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 North Salem
1 more, best known first.
A chosen home
Also called North Salem home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Alan Menken the best known.
Larry Fink
born 1952American Billionaire Business Person and Board Member, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Ridgefield: 20.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Salem 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)
- Ulysses S. Grant IV: Munsey's Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darius Ogden Mills: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Menken: Sarah Ackerman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Fink: Kena Betancur/European Commission, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Lawrence: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Span: IA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Jay Walsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons