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Famous people · Rhinebeck

Performers stand out among the 14 famous people born in Rhinebeck

At the top of the list is the American actress Emma Roberts, covered in 75 languages. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names. The list runs from Jacob Radcliff, born in 1764, to Emma Roberts, born in 1991. For every 10,000 residents there are 52.8 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.

#1 best knownEmma RobertsFilm, TV & Stage · born 1991
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Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Emma Roberts
in 75 Wikipedia languages
First
1764
Jacob Radcliff
Youngest
1991
Emma Roberts
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents

What stands out about Rhinebeck’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

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.

The best known

Born in Rhinebeck

Three names lead: Emma Roberts (75 languages), Rufus Wainwright (50) and Joseph Mazzello (36).

Emma Roberts#1
Film, TV & Stage

Emma Roberts

born 1991

American actress

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Music

Rufus Wainwright

born 1973

American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer

50 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Joseph Mazzello#3
Film, TV & Stage

Joseph Mazzello

born 1983

American actor

36 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Rhinebeck’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 3.

Colonial daysA new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday175018001850190019502000Jacob Radcliff
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Rhinebeck

Another 11, the earliest born in 1764.

Jacob Radcliff

Jacob Radcliff

1764–1842

New York politician

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Alyssa Mastromonaco

Alyssa Mastromonaco

born 1976

American business executive and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations

Henry Philip Tappan

Henry Philip Tappan

1805–1881

President of the University of Michigan

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Augustus Schell

Augustus Schell

1812–1884

American businessman

BA

Bill Anagnos

1958–2019

American stuntman and actor

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PK

Pamela Katz

born 1958

American screenwriter and novelist

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Todd Dezago

Todd Dezago

born 1961

American comic writer

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PM

Philip Henry Moore

1799–1880

Canadian politician

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RS

Robert Schuyler

1798–1855

American railroad magnate

JM

John D. McCarty

1798–1881

Episcopal Missionary Priest

A chosen home

Also called Rhinebeck home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Rhinebeck, though born elsewhere.

Serge Obolensky

Serge Obolensky

1890–1978

(1890-1978) Russian prince and businessman

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Alice Olin Dows

1881–1963

American poet and socialite

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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.

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