#1Performers stand out among the 14 famous people born in Rhinebeck
Articles in 75 languages make the American actress Emma Roberts the best known. The next two names are Rufus Wainwright and Joseph Mazzello. Over 227 years of births, the list goes from Jacob Radcliff (1764) to Emma Roberts (1991). Only 123 of the 1,292 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
What stands out about Rhinebeck’s famous people
What Rhinebeck is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 8.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Rhinebeck
Languages with an article: 75 for Emma Roberts, 50 for Rufus Wainwright, 36 for Joseph Mazzello.
#1Rufus Wainwright
born 1973American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer
#3When Rhinebeck’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone else born in Rhinebeck
Another 11, the earliest born in 1764.


Alyssa Mastromonaco
born 1976American business executive and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations



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Also called Rhinebeck home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Paul Rudd.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Kingston lists the most people: 58.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rhinebeck 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)
- Emma Roberts: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Mazzello: Super Festivals, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Radcliff: New York Public Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alyssa Mastromonaco: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Philip Tappan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Schell: Francis Schell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Dezago: Nightscream, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Serge Obolensky: Savely Sorin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Bogdanovich: The original uploader was Eliaws at English Wikipedia. (Original text: User:Eliaws), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Roosevelt: Moses King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos P. Catlin: James T. White & Company, 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
- Elizabeth Powell Bond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Furman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons





