#1Writing & Arts
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
1929–1994First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963
102 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Southampton
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and 24 more famous people were born in Southampton
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has articles in 102 languages. Second and third on the list are Mary L. Cleave and Paul Annacone. Born in 1721, Hannah Heaton is the first name on record, and Kyle McGowin, born in 1991, the most recent. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 13 in all.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
in 102 Wikipedia languages
First
1721
Hannah Heaton
Youngest
1991
Kyle McGowin
Most common field
Sports
10 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
Languages with an article: 102 for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 31 for Mary L. Cleave, 21 for Paul Annacone.
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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
The 1980s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicBusinessMilitaryFilm, TV & StageNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Southampton is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 10 of them.
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
Another 22, the earliest born in 1721.
E. Virgil Conway
1929–2015Chairman of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NYC), lawyer
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A chosen home
Also called Southampton home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 5 in all, led by Calvin Klein.
James Tisch
born 1953American businessperson, corporate director. President and CEO, Loews
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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 (8)
- 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