#1Science & Medicine
Irving Fisher
1867–1947American economist and statistician
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Famous people · Saugerties
11 famous people from Saugerties, many of them writers and artists
Articles in 46 languages make the American economist and statistician Irving Fisher the best known. Close behind are Dennis Bermudez and Dorothy Frooks. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. 2 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Irving Fisher
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1786
Jeremiah Russell
Youngest
1987
Michelle Hinchey
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
What stands out about Saugerties’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Saugerties is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 3.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Saugerties
Languages with an article: 46 for Irving Fisher, 11 for Dennis Bermudez, 7 for Dorothy Frooks.
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#3Writing & Arts
Dorothy Frooks
1896–1997American author, publisher, military figure and actress
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Saugerties’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Catskill lists the most people: 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Saugerties 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)
- Irving Fisher: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Bermudez: Longislandmma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Frooks: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Donlon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah Russell: Ammi Phillips, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Hinchey: NY Senate, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Barritt: Probably Grant Wright (1865-1935), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Fiero Russell: McClees & Beck, publishers. Julian Vannerson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bogardus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos P. Catlin: James T. White & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Livingston: Engraved by E Wellmore from a drawing by J L Longacre., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons