#1Famous people · Pleasant Valley
Leaders stand out among the 8 famous people born in Pleasant Valley
At the top of the list is the American writer James Kirke Paulding, covered in 16 languages. The next two names are Gilbert Dean and Julia Dean. Most were born in the early republic: 7 of them. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,288 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
James Kirke Paulding
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1776
Walter Case
Youngest
1913
Hyatt Howe Waggoner
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Pleasant Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pleasant Valley’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1770s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pleasant Valley is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3 times.
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 Pleasant Valley
By how many languages cover them, James Kirke Paulding comes first (16), then Gilbert Dean (6) and Julia Dean (5).
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5 more names, born between 1776 and 1913.
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Nearby, Poughkeepsie has the most on record, with 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Valley 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 (8)
- James Kirke Paulding: Portrait by A.S. Conrad., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Dean: Henry Samuel Sadd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Dean: after a photograph by Bradley & Rulofson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas T. Flagler: Geo. E. Matthews & Co. (Buffalo), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Miller: U.S. Army Official Photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Roosevelt: Moses King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Powell Bond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Van Wyck: Francis H. Lyman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons