#1Famous people · Saratoga
Most of the 8 famous people born in Saratoga came into the world in the early republic
The best known is the popularized potato chips George Crum, with articles in 18 languages. The next two names are George Elliott Howard and Zerah Colburn. The list comes to 13.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,288 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
George Crum
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1787
John McDonald
Youngest
1870
James Burton Reynolds
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Saratoga’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Saratoga’s famous people were born
The 1830s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitaryScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Saratoga
Two of the three are writers and artists.
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#3Known for
What Saratoga is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Saratoga
5 more, from 1787 to 1870.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Saratoga home
One more notable person made the town home: Roy McDonald.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Saratoga Springs, with 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Saratoga 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)
- George Crum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zerah Colburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Burton Reynolds: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wesley Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Platt A. Preston: Rogers, A. D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Farrell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Henry Corliss: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-1949, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Curtis Demorest: Jane Cunningham Croly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer E. Ellsworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rogers: Crisfield Johnson, editor. Everts & Ensign (Philadelphia), publishers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons