#1Famous people · Whitehall
Whitehall is the birthplace of 10 famous people
Most widely known is Harold J. Arthur, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are George Frederick Wright and Vincent J. Donehue. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 25 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Harold J. Arthur
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Benjamin F. Hall
Youngest
1994
Codie Bascue
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Whitehall’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Whitehall’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1830s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotableSportsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Whitehall
Counted by languages, Harold J. Arthur is ahead of George Frederick Wright and Vincent J. Donehue: 7, 6 and 6.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
George Frederick Wright
1838–1921American geologist
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
VD#3
Known for
What Whitehall is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 5.1 times.
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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Everyone else born in Whitehall
Here are 7 more, born from 1814 to 1994.
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Fort Ann has the longest list next door: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitehall 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)
- Harold J. Arthur: Vermont Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Frederick Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Martyn Harlow: Book Author: Samuel Atkins Eliot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon L. Spink: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebba St. Claire: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Potter: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Dolph: John Henry Dolph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rood Doolittle: Studio of Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons