#1Famous people · Pelham
Pelham counts 12 famous people, first among them Harry Babcock
Articles in 22 languages make the athletics competitor Harry Babcock the best known. The next two names are Nick Bollettieri and Tell Berna. 6 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Richard Ciamarra, born in 1998, is the youngest, and Devereux Emmet, born in 1861, the first on record.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Harry Babcock
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Devereux Emmet
Youngest
1998
Richard Ciamarra
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Pelham
By how many languages cover them, Harry Babcock comes first (22), then Nick Bollettieri (22) and Tell Berna (15).
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#3Through the years
When Pelham’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 3 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pelham is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Pelham
9 more, best known first.
Felix Cavaliere
born 1942American singer, songwriter, recording artist, record producer, and musician
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A chosen home
Also called Pelham home
One more notable person made the town home: Alex Winter.
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New York City has the longest list next door: 99.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pelham 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 (11)
- Harry Babcock: photographer of IOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Bollettieri: David Portnowitz (Dportnowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tell Berna: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix Cavaliere: CJ Sorg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Muldaur: Schorle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Schwerner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Lansing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devereux Emmet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lana Del Rey: Mike Monaghan from Seattle, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Leno: US mission to the European Union, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Leonard Schawlow: Jose Mercado / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons