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Famous people · Rye
22 famous people from Rye, many of them performers
At the top of the list is the American actor Jason Bateman, covered in 110 languages. David Lee is second and Ogden Nash third. The list is still growing: 7 were born since 1970. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Jason Bateman
in 110 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
William Henry Gowan
Youngest
1998
George Kirby
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
9 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Rye’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 110 languages, Jason Bateman is known far beyond the town.A town of performersPerformers make up 9 of the 22, 4.4 times the usual share.Still making namesSince 1950, 10 of them have been born here, the latest in 1998.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live here, Megyn Kelly among them.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Rye
Jason Bateman, David Lee and Ogden Nash are written about in 110, 63 and 36 languages.
#2Science & Medicine
David Lee
born 1931American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
63 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Rye is known for
Rye has 4.4× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Rye’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 4 births.
Film, TV & StageSportsNotableScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Rye
Another 19, 8 of them performers.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Rye home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Megyn Kelly the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Greenwich’s, at 46 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rye 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 (10)
- David Lee: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ogden Nash: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lex Barker: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Silver: Jen Pottheiser, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimberly Williams-Paisley: dodge challenger1, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Atkins: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megyn Kelly: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Abercrombie: Jmreymond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Sarazen: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Farley: film screenshot (Eagle-Lion), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons