#1Famous people · Pelham
11 famous people from Pelham, many of them athletes
At the top of the list is the athletics competitor Harry Babcock, covered in 22 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 6 of them. From Harry Babcock to Richard Ciamarra, the births on the list run from 1890 to 1998. Only 181 of the 1,260 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Harry Babcock
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Harry Babcock
Youngest
1998
Richard Ciamarra
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Pelham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Pelham is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.5 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Pelham
Three names lead: Harry Babcock (22 languages), Nick Bollettieri (22) and Tell Berna (15).
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#3Through the years
When Pelham’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Pelham
8 more names, born between 1894 and 1998.
Felix Cavaliere
born 1942American singer, songwriter, recording artist, record producer, and musician
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A chosen home
Also called Pelham home
Born elsewhere, Alex Winter lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
New Rochelle has the longest list next door: 58.
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 (9)
- 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
- 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