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Film, TV & Stage
Mel Gibson
born 1956American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
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Famous people · Peekskill
Writers and artists stand out among the 33 famous people born in Peekskill
Best known of all is Mel Gibson, written about in 119 languages. Stanley Tucci and Paul Reubens follow. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 21 in all. The list is still growing: 5 were born since 1970.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Mel Gibson
in 119 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
Thomas Nelson
Youngest
1998
Malcolm Koonce
Most common field
Writing & Arts
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Peekskill’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Peekskill
The three best known are all performers.
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What Peekskill is known for
Peekskill has 2.4× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Peekskill’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 7.
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawSportsMusicScience & MedicineBusinessMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Peekskill
30 more, best known first.
Helen Bonfils
1889–1972American heiress, actress, theatrical producer, newspaper executive and philanthropist
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A chosen home
Also called Peekskill home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Peekskill, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Peekskill.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peekskill 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 (17)
- Stanley Tucci: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Reubens: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Pataki: Christopher Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. C. Boyle: User:W., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilton Armstrong: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Civiletti: «Marylandstater» «reply», Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donal Gibson: Foppington, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey Depew: G. V. Buck, Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Bagge: Francesc Fort, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herb Trimpe: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Murphy: FanDuel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence B. Lindsey: Federalreserve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm Koonce: United States Military Academy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Dempster Sherman: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Carradine: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Gonzalez: fourthandfifteen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons