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Famous people · Port Henry
Port Henry is the birthplace of 6 famous people
Articles in 4 languages make the American physicist Elihu Abrahams the best known. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. The first birth on record is Marty Barrett’s, in 1860, and the last Michael Luce’s, in 1941. New York City’s 99 names make the longest list in New York.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Elihu Abrahams
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Marty Barrett
Youngest
1941
Michael Luce
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Port Henry
Elihu Abrahams has articles in 4 languages, Wallace T. Foote, Jr. in 3 and Marty Barrett in 2.
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Through the years
When Port Henry’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1860s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Port Henry is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Port Henry.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Port Henry 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)
- Wallace T. Foote, Jr.: Walter Neale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sun Daly: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hammond: Louis N. Boudrye, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond R. Wright: City of Port Henry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons