#1Famous people · Old Westbury
4 famous people come from Old Westbury, Beatrice Straight the best known
At the top of the list is the American actress Beatrice Straight, covered in 41 languages. Second place goes to the American actress Doe Avedon, third to Thomas Hitchcock. The oldest name on the list belongs to Thomas Hitchcock, born in 1860, the newest to Doe Avedon, born in 1925. For every 10,000 residents there are 9.4 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Beatrice Straight
in 41 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Thomas Hitchcock
Youngest
1925
Doe Avedon
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Old Westbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Old Westbury
Two of the three are performers.
#1
#2
#3Sports
Thomas Hitchcock
1860–1941American polo player, race horse owner and trainer
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Through the years
When Old Westbury’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 2 births.
Film, TV & StageSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Old Westbury is known for
Share of Old Westbury’s famous people in each field.
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 Old Westbury
1 more, best known first.
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A chosen home
Also called Old Westbury home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Old Westbury, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Old Westbury 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 (10)
- Beatrice Straight: N/A studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doe Avedon: film screenshot (Tower Pictures/United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hitchcock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Flora Payne Whitney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Wilczek: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Norris Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Satriani: Michael Hanselmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Beer: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Vai: Wojciech Pędzich, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shamar Stephen: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons