#1Film, TV & Stage
Kara DioGuardi
born 1970American music producer, composer and pop singer
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Famous people · Ossining
Musicians stand out among the 26 famous people born in Ossining
Kara DioGuardi leads the list, covered in 27 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Isaac C. Smith, born in 1797, the newest to Saniya Chong, born in 1994. The list is still growing: 5 were born since 1970.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Kara DioGuardi
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
Isaac C. Smith
Youngest
1994
Saniya Chong
Most common field
Writing & Arts
6 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Ossining’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ossining is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 3.5 times.
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The best known
Born in Ossining
Counted by languages, Kara DioGuardi is ahead of Jesse Lee Soffer and Alex Nicol: 27, 19 and 12.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Alex Nicol
1916–2001Actor, film and television director
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Through the years
When Ossining’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
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Everyone else born in Ossining
23 more, 6 of them writers and artists.
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A chosen home
Also called Ossining home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Ossining, though born elsewhere.
Ann Hardy
1933–2023American computer programmer, pioneer of computer time-sharing systems
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The best known from each town bordering Ossining.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ossining 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 (16)
- Kara DioGuardi: karadioguardi.com., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Nicol: Alex Nicol (director), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ingersoll Lockwood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Robert Brown: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saniya Chong: Danny Karwoski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike da Fonte: Elomen76, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonda Rae: Fonda Rae & Record label Manager Candice Hernandez of Digital Jukebox Records, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ree Morton: Alexander and Bonin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Brieant: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (The Third Branch newsletter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Yerks: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl F. Pilat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Cihi: TrashKing01, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Loeb: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Auerbach-Levy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Premik Russell Tubbs: Margetoile, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Gonzalez: fourthandfifteen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons