#1Politics & Law
Daniel D. Tompkins
1774–1825American politician; sixth vice president of the United States
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Famous people · Scarsdale
26 famous people were born in Scarsdale, more of them performers than in most towns
With articles in 58 languages, Daniel D. Tompkins is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are Susan Lucci and David Lascher. 11 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. From Caleb Tompkins to Trenten Beram, the births on the list run from 1759 to 1996.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Daniel D. Tompkins
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1759
Caleb Tompkins
Youngest
1996
Trenten Beram
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
8 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Scarsdale’s famous people
A town of performersPerformers make up 8 of the 26, 3.3 times the usual share.Known worldwideRead in 58 languages, Daniel D. Tompkins is known far beyond the town.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 1996, among 14 since 1950.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live in Scarsdale, including William Trager.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Scarsdale is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 3.3 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 Scarsdale
Two of the three are performers.
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Through the years
When Scarsdale’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 4 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Scarsdale
23 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Scarsdale home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, William Trager the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, New Rochelle lists the most people: 58.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scarsdale 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 (18)
- Daniel D. Tompkins: Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (1780–1840), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Lucci: Teresa Simmons permission= given, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Barringer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Strauss: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis R. Morris: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Tompkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsay Gottlieb: Bagumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Reynolds: Jim Carmody, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Alemany: Fortygorbys, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trenten Beram: Athletics Federation of India, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bavasi: Mark Sobba, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Michael Klineberg: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Trager: Bethesda, Md.] : Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine ; [Washington : for sale by National Audiovisual Center], 1979, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Leno: US mission to the European Union, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Sarazen: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Solomon: U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Farley: film screenshot (Eagle-Lion), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Moynihan: jjharpsip, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons