#1Famous people · Pound Ridge
Pound Ridge’s famous people span 174 years: 4 births from 1789 to 1963
Articles in 5 languages make the American politician George E. Lounsbury the best known. The American sportscaster Drew Goodman ranks second, ahead of George E. Waring, Jr.. For every 10,000 residents there are 8 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
George E. Lounsbury
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1789
Samuel D. Lockwood
Youngest
1963
Drew Goodman
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
11
notable residents
What stands out about Pound Ridge’s famous people
The best known
Born in Pound Ridge
George E. Lounsbury, Drew Goodman and George E. Waring, Jr. are written about in 5, 4 and 4 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Pound Ridge’s famous people were born
The 1830s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pound Ridge is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Pound Ridge
1 more, best known first.
A chosen home
Also called Pound Ridge home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 11 in all, led by Susan Sarandon.
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Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pound Ridge 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 (14)
- George E. Lounsbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Waring, Jr.: Frederick Gutekunst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel D. Lockwood: William Coffin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Reynolds: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Lively: SWinxy, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Reeve: Jbfrankel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Robbins: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maggie Q: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Amurri: The Heart Truth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zoe Caldwell: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy McCarty: Kathy McCarty, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Lloyd: Pedro Heshike for Galaxy Con, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Rafferty: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Jay Walsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons