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Famous people · Rye
22 famous people were born in Rye, more of them performers than in most towns
Jason Bateman, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 110 languages. Second and third on the list are David Lee and Ogden Nash. The largest group, 8, was born between 1920 and 1969. For every 10,000 residents there are 13.4 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
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
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Rye
Ranked by languages covered: Jason Bateman with 110, then David Lee with 63 and Ogden Nash with 36.
#2Science & Medicine
David Lee
born 1931American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
63 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Rye is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 4.3 times.
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 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
Film, TV & StageSportsNotableScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Rye
19 more names, born between 1884 and 1998.
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A chosen home
Also called Rye home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Megyn Kelly.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Rye.
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 (11)
- 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
- Henry Norris Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Sarazen: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Farley: film screenshot (Eagle-Lion), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons