#1Famous people · Schenectady
Performers stand out among the 35 famous people born in Schenectady
At the top of the list is the American actor Mickey Rourke, covered in 68 languages. Mary Daly is second and Andrew Yang third. 17 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list runs from Robert Yates, born in 1738, to Gabriella Pizzolo, born in 2003.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Mickey Rourke
in 68 Wikipedia languages
First
1738
Robert Yates
Youngest
2003
Gabriella Pizzolo
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
8 people
What stands out about Schenectady’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Schenectady
First, Mickey Rourke (68 languages), then Mary Daly (42) and Andrew Yang (41).
#1MD#2
Faith
Mary Daly
1928–2010American feminist philosopher and theologian
42 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Business
Andrew Yang
born 1975American entrepreneur, attorney and political candidate
41 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Schenectady is known for
Schenectady has 2.4× the usual share of performers.
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 Schenectady’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicSportsFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Schenectady
The rest number 32, with 8 writers and artists among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Niskayuna: 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Schenectady 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)
- Mickey Rourke: Premier.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Yang: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Rivest: Ronald L. Rivest, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann B. Davis: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by a publicity agency employed by representatives of the subject, or if they were distributed by producers of a project the subject was appearing in, circa 1973., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Mackerras: Lesley Mair (Musicmum) on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Gould: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Wallard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Cadigan: Catriona Sparks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Chesky: Celeste Sloman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wilcock: Frank Jurgen-Richter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Cooper: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons