#1Famous people · West Point
Of the 22 famous people born in West Point, an unusual share are writers and artists
Most widely known is Gore Vidal, the American writer, with articles in 81 languages. Alfred Thayer Maan and Tony Hale follow. The largest group, 14, was born between 1920 and 1969. Per head, the list is long: 34.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Gore Vidal
in 81 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Alfred Thayer Maan
Youngest
1986
Grant Gregory
Most common field
Writing & Arts
8 people
What stands out about West Point’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What West Point is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 3.6 times as common.
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 West Point
The three are covered in 81, 43 and 39 languages: Gore Vidal, Alfred Thayer Maan and Tony Hale.
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#2Military
Alfred Thayer Maan
1840–1914United States Navy admiral and historian
43 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When West Point’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsSportsMilitaryScience & MedicineNotableFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in West Point
The other 19 span the years 1852 to 1986.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Cornwall has the most on record, with 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Point 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 (10)
- Gore Vidal: Sporcomutanda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Thayer Maan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Steamboat: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Alden Weir: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvonne Cagle: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Eisenhower: Robert LeRoy Knudsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Lincoln Casey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonnie Blair: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Durning: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. K. Garrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons