#1Famous people · Red Hook
7 famous people were born in Red Hook from 1790 to 1992
Articles in 4 languages make the American politician Amos P. Catlin the best known. The next two names are Kyle Murphy and Robert Wilson Shufeldt. Most were born in the early republic: 6 of them. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.
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
More of them were born in the 1820s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawMilitarySportsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Red Hook
The three are covered in 4, 4 and 4 languages: Amos P. Catlin, Kyle Murphy and Robert Wilson Shufeldt.
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#3Military
Robert Wilson Shufeldt
1822–1895American naval officer and diplomat
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Known for
What Red Hook is known for
Red Hook has 2.1× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Red Hook
4 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Red Hook home
One more notable person made the town home: Marcus Molinaro.
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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 (5)
- 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