#1Famous people · Stephentown
From 1790 to 1983, Stephentown was the birthplace of 5 famous people
The best known is the American baseball player Roy Face, with articles in 8 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Zadock Pratt, third to Ezra Slocum Carr. 2 were born in 1970 or later. Roy Face was born in 1928.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Roy Face
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
Zadock Pratt
Youngest
1983
David Holloway
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Stephentown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Stephentown’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Stephentown
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2
#3Politics & Law
Ezra Slocum Carr
1819–1894American politician and university teacher
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Known for
What Stephentown is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Another 2, the earliest born in 1972.
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The fullest list close by belongs to New Lebanon, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stephentown 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 (7)
- Roy Face: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zadock Pratt: Zadock_Pratt_portrait_from_1868_biography.jpg: "Photo by J. Churney & Son; Engraved by J.C. Butler N.Y." Photo taken by Austin512 derivative work: Austin512, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Slocum Carr: original source is faculty guide 1860, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. R. Heffner: Mike Traverse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel J. Tilden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fenner Ferguson: J. Sterling Morton, editor. Jacob North & Company (Lincoln, NE), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward W. Greenman: "Weekly Republican-Traveler" (Arkansas City, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons