#1Politics & Law
Otis G. Pike
1921–2014Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Riverhead
Most of the 10 famous people born in Riverhead came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Otis G. Pike leads the list, covered in 11 languages. The list comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New York, at 3.9. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,258 towns in New York with famous people list more. The earliest on the list is David Floyd Davis, born in 1867, and the youngest Charles Manning Jr., born in 1998.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Otis G. Pike
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
David Floyd Davis
Youngest
1998
Charles Manning Jr.
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Riverhead’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Riverhead’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Riverhead
Leaders take two of the three places.
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What Riverhead is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.4 times.
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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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverhead 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)
- Otis G. Pike: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Forbes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerry McCoy: Noah Riffe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle C. Gray: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wade Rowdon: Iowa Cubs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Floyd Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Mark Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Floyd: Ralph Earl (Earle), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Nese: bplatzner1, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons