#1Performers 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.
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
Three names lead: Emma Roberts (75 languages), Rufus Wainwright (50) and Joseph Mazzello (36).
#1Rufus Wainwright
born 1973American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer
#3When Rhinebeck’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 3.
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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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 (8)
- 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