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Famous people · Yorktown
From 1814 to 1973, Yorktown was the birthplace of 6 famous people
The best known is the American pathologist Élise L'Esperance, with articles in 6 languages. Dave Karger, the American author and television host, comes second, with Dave Ross third. For its size the list is short: 1.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical New York town. The list’s best known name, Élise L'Esperance, dates from 1878.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Élise L'Esperance
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Benjamin Hazard Field
Youngest
1973
Dave Karger
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Yorktown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Yorktown’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Writing & ArtsNotableBusinessFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Yorktown
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#2Writing & Arts
Dave Karger
born 1973American author and television host
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DR#3
Known for
What Yorktown is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.
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 Yorktown
Another 3, the earliest born in 1814.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Yorktown Heights’, at 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yorktown 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 (5)
- Dave Karger: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Hazard Field: Daniel Huntington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Span: IA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Gonzalez: fourthandfifteen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Quinby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons