#1Writing & Arts
Lee Miller
1907–1977American photographer and photojournalist
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Famous people · Poughkeepsie
Of the 41 famous people born in Poughkeepsie, an unusual share are performers
The best known is the American photographer and photojournalist Lee Miller, with articles in 52 languages. The American scriptwriter and director Tom Holland ranks second, ahead of Bill Duke. 12 were born in 1970 or later. The largest group, 17, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
41
notable people
Best known
Lee Miller
in 52 Wikipedia languages
First
1771
James Emott
Youngest
1999
Charlie Plummer
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Poughkeepsie’s famous people
A town of performersPerformers make up 8 of the 41, 2.1 times the usual share.Known worldwideLee Miller has an article in 52 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 1999, among 22 since 1950.A chosen home6 more notable people chose to live in Poughkeepsie, including David Strathairn.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Poughkeepsie is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 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 Poughkeepsie
Two of the three are performers.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Tom Holland
born 1943American scriptwriter and director
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#3Through the years
When Poughkeepsie’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotableScience & MedicineFaithMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Poughkeepsie
Another 38, 12 of them athletes.
Paul K. Benedict
1912–1997American anthropologist, mental health professional, and linguist
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A chosen home
Also called Poughkeepsie home
6 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, David Strathairn the best known.
Ann Hardy
1933–2023American computer programmer, pioneer of computer time-sharing systems
NotableWikipedia ↗
Fanny R. M. Hitchcock
1851–1936American chemist, vertebrate palaeontologist, biologist and philanthropist
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Poughkeepsie 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)
- Lee Miller: U.S. Army Official Photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Holland: Flickr user NoHoDamon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Duke: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisa Donovan: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Denning: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Josephine Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Strathairn: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ford Nichols: Samuel Hart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons