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Famous people · Wallkill
4 famous people were born in Wallkill from 1707 to 2000
Articles in 3 languages make the American politician Andrew McCord the best known. Egbert Seymour is second and Jacobus Bruyn third. The list’s best known name, Andrew McCord, dates from 1754. Leaders make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Andrew McCord
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1707
Jacobus Bruyn
Youngest
2000
Tyler Dippel
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Wallkill
Andrew McCord has articles in 3 languages, Egbert Seymour in 3 and Jacobus Bruyn in 2.
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Through the years
When Wallkill’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1750s come out on top, with 1 births.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wallkill is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3.6 times.
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 Wallkill
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wallkill 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 (4)
- Tyler Dippel: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Tunick: Itzuvit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel P. Hill: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles St. John: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons