#1Science & Medicine
Irving Fisher
1867–1947American economist and statistician
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Famous people · Saugerties
11 famous people were born in Saugerties, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Most widely known is Irving Fisher, the American economist and statistician, with articles in 46 languages. From Jeremiah Russell in 1786 to Michelle Hinchey in 1987, the births cover 201 years. 4 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names.
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
Saugerties has 3.6× the usual share of writers and artists.
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
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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#3Writing & Arts
Dorothy Frooks
1896–1997American author, publisher, military figure and actress
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Through the years
When Saugerties’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Saugerties
8 more, 3 of them leaders.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
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 (10)
- 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
- Amos P. Catlin: James T. White & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bigelow: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons