#1Famous people · Red Hook
From 1790 to 1992, Red Hook was the birthplace of 7 famous people
Articles in 4 languages make the American politician Amos P. Catlin the best known. Kyle Murphy, the American soccer player, comes second, with Robert Wilson Shufeldt third. 6 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Amos P. Catlin, dates from 1823.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Amos P. Catlin
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
Horatio Gates Armstrong
Youngest
1992
Kyle Murphy
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Red Hook’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Red Hook’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1820s, at 2.
Politics & LawMilitarySportsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Red Hook
Ranked by languages covered: Amos P. Catlin with 4, then Kyle Murphy with 4 and Robert Wilson Shufeldt with 4.
#1
#2
#3Military
Robert Wilson Shufeldt
1822–1895American naval officer and diplomat
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Known for
What Red Hook is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2 times as common.
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 Red Hook
Here are 4 more, born from 1790 to 1840.
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A chosen home
Also called Red Hook home
Born elsewhere, Marcus Molinaro lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Rhinebeck has the most people on record, 14 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Red Hook 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)
- Amos P. Catlin: James T. White & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Murphy: Zamakoki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wilson Shufeldt: C M Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph G. Masten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Robert Atwill: Perry, William Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Roberts: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Fisher: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane B.Simmons: 日本プロテスタント宣教150周年記念大会, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Livingston: Engraved by E Wellmore from a drawing by J L Longacre., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons