#1Writing & Arts
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
1929–1994First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963
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Famous people · Southampton
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis leads the 31 famous people born in Southampton
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has articles in 102 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 16 in all. The list comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New York, at 3.9. 7 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
31
notable people
Best known
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
in 102 Wikipedia languages
First
1721
Hannah Heaton
Youngest
1991
Kyle McGowin
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Southampton’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Southampton
Counted by languages, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is ahead of Mary L. Cleave and Paul Annacone: 102, 31 and 21.
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#2Science & Medicine
Mary L. Cleave
1947–2023American engineer and NASA astronaut
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#3Through the years
When Southampton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineBusinessMusicMilitaryFilm, TV & StageNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Southampton is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 12 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 Southampton
28 more, from 1721 to 1991.
E. Virgil Conway
1929–2015Chairman of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NYC), lawyer
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George Rogers Howell
1833–1899American historian, genealogist, and science fiction writer
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A chosen home
Also called Southampton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Southampton, though born elsewhere.
James Tisch
born 1953American businessperson, corporate director. President and CEO, Loews
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3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Southampton 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)
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Mark Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary L. Cleave: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Annacone: JC (Graffiti By Numbers), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Yastrzemski: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Bloch: Bob Lee, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Bishop: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Winklevoss: Johnnyroee., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus Backus: Polydor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward F. Cox: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Athanasios Polychronopoulos: World Poker Tour, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Thiele: Photo By: Senior Airman Christopher S. Muncy, New York National Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jessup: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Stavropoulos: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Rogers Howell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Dean: Flickr user Mr. Wright, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis G. Pike: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Floyd: Ralph Earl (Earle), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons