Nyack, New York
Nyack, New York ranks 5,068th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Horodenka, Cooperstown, New York, and Pielavesi. Memorable people born in Nyack, New York include Edward Hopper, Joseph Cornell, and Stella Maeve. Memorable people who died in Nyack, New York include Helen Hayes, Carson McCullers, and Marie Tharp. Nyack, New York has been the birth place of many painters, and actors and the death place of many actors, and writers. Nyack, New York is located in United States.
Nyack is a village located primarily in the town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, United States. Incorporated in 1872, it retains a very small western section in Clarkstown. The village had a population of 7,265 as of the 2020 census. It is a suburb of New York City lying approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of the Manhattan boundary near the west bank of the Hudson River, situated north of South Nyack, east of Central Nyack, south of Upper Nyack, and southeast of Valley Cottage. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1882 and 1989, Nyack, New York was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Edward Hopper, Joseph Cornell, and Stella Maeve. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Nyack, New York including Helen Hayes, Carson McCullers, and Marie Tharp. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Nyack, New York than were born there.
People Born in Nyack, New York
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Edward Hopper
PAINTER
1882 - 1967
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1
Joseph Cornell
PAINTER
1903 - 1972
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2
Stella Maeve
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.08
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Nyack, New York
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Helen Hayes
ACTOR
1900 - 1993
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 1
Carson McCullers
WRITER
1917 - 1967
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 2
Marie Tharp
GEOGRAPHER
1920 - 2006
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 3
Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 2001
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 4
Van Johnson
ACTOR
1916 - 2008
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 5
Thomas Berger
WRITER
1924 - 2014
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 6
James Daly
ACTOR
1918 - 1978
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 7
Robert Stangland
ATHLETE
1881 - 1953
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nyack, New York were painters (2), and actors (1), while most who died were actors (3), writers (2), geographers (1), noblemen (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nyack, New York, including Stella Maeve. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nyack, New York, including Edward Hopper, and Joseph Cornell.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Nyack, New York since 1700.
