AR#1
Writing & Arts
Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones
1923–2017Aristocrat, socialite and writer
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Famous people · Pearl River
5 famous people were born in Pearl River
With articles in 8 languages, Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are Michael Margotta and Macduff Everton. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.1, close to the 3.9 of the typical New York town. Writers and artists make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones
Youngest
1947
Macduff Everton
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Pearl River
Two of the three are writers and artists.
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Through the years
When Pearl River’s famous people were born
4 were born between 1920 and 1969, and the 1940s alone saw 2.
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pearl River is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 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 Pearl River
2 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Pearl River home
One more notable person made the town home: Mike Lawler.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
West Nyack has the longest list next door: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pearl River 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 (4)
- Brian Gaine: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Lawler: New York State Young Republicans, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Mulford Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Ridlon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons