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Famous people · Yorktown Heights
Yorktown Heights counts 5 famous people, first among them Rebekah A. Mercer
At the top of the list is the American political donor Rebekah A. Mercer, covered in 12 languages. Edward Burger and Paul W. Jones follow. From Paul W. Jones to Jonathan de Marte, the births on the list run from 1960 to 1993. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Rebekah A. Mercer
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1960
Paul W. Jones
Youngest
1993
Jonathan de Marte
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Yorktown Heights
First, Rebekah A. Mercer (12 languages), then Edward Burger (4) and Paul W. Jones (4).
EB#2
#3Through the years
When Yorktown Heights’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Yorktown Heights is known for
Share of Yorktown Heights’s famous people in each field.
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 Yorktown Heights
2 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Yorktown Heights home
One more notable person made the town home: Amanda Saccomanno.
Amanda Saccomanno
born 1990American actress, model and professional wrestler
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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The neighbour with the most names is Yorktown, at 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yorktown Heights 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 (3)
- Paul W. Jones: Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Saccomanno: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Span: IA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons