#1Famous people · Tarrytown
Performers stand out among the 20 famous people born in Tarrytown
Rockwell Kent, the American artist, is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. The South Korean unificationist leader Moon Hyung-jin ranks second, ahead of Brett Pesce. Between 1920 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. Over 224 years of births, the list goes from William Paulding, Jr. (1770) to Brett Pesce (1994).
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Rockwell Kent
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1770
William Paulding, Jr.
Youngest
1994
Brett Pesce
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Tarrytown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Tarrytown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 4.3 times.
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 Tarrytown’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Tarrytown
By how many languages cover them, Rockwell Kent comes first (25), then Moon Hyung-jin (12) and Brett Pesce (9).
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Everyone else born in Tarrytown
17 more, 8 of them performers.
Bob Akin
1936–2002Successful business executive, journalist, television commentator and champion sports car racing driver
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A chosen home
Also called Tarrytown home
One more notable person made the town home: Leonard Schleifer.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Irvington’s, at 11 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tarrytown 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 (9)
- Rockwell Kent: Unidentified photographer (according to SI source), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Pesce: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dunsmore Millard: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georg Olden: Talent Access, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Paulding, Jr.: Benson J. Lossing, The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Volume 1, Chapter 2, 1850, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Oberle: Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Penny Peyser: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Taylor: Sebastian Rzepiel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry James: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons