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Famous people · Troy
Performers stand out among the 35 famous people born in Troy
The best known is the American actor Joe Alaskey, with articles in 55 languages. Maureen Stapleton is second and Russell Wong third. Between 1920 and 1969, 19 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Joe Alaskey
in 55 Wikipedia languages
First
1802
David Hunter
Youngest
1992
Jacqueline Hernandez
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Troy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Troy is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Troy
The three best known are all performers.
#2
#3Through the years
When Troy’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 6 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StageSportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFaithMilitaryMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Troy
32 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Troy home
One more notable person made the town home: Selmer Bringsjord.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Watervliet lists the most people: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Troy 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 (12)
- Maureen Stapleton: Frank Goodman Associates, publicity agency for Mobil Showcase (sponsor was Mobil Oil Company)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Wong: Gordon Vasquez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Fuller: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hunter: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Worthington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard James Hubbard: Coingeek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Hammond: Elaine B. Mitchell (editor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Nash: Alfred Cheney Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethelda Bleibtrey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Farrell: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Quackenbush: Library of Congress (Washington, DC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Clemente: DZhao42, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons