People

Rye Lifer: Barbie Haynes

Jay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com - April 5, 2025

(PHOTO: B.J. Surhoff at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland on August 25, 2007. Public Domain.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Baseball Player B.J. Surhoff

(PHOTO: Thursday, March 27, 2025 is Hamish Fenton Day in the City of Rye. Fenton, surrounded by friends and family, signaled his approval with two thumbs up in Rye City Council chambers moments before the official announcement by Rye Mayor Josh Cohn.)

It’s Hamish Fenton Day in Rye on Thursday

(PHOTO: Former congresswoman Caroline Love Goodwin O'Day of New York. Public Domain via Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.)

RyeGPT People of Note: New York Congresswoman Caroline Love Goodwin O’Day

(PHOTO: Ajit Jain is an Indian-American executive who is the Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations for Berkshire Hathaway. Seen here at the company’s 2024 annual meeting. Source: YouTube / CNBC.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations for Berkshire Hathaway Ajit Jain

(PHOTO: Creator of superhero Wonder Woman and polyamorous Rye resident William Moulton Marston. From a 1938 advertisement for Gillette razor blades.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Wonder Woman Creator & Polyamorous Resident William Moulton Marston

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com May 6, 2024May 5, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the…

(PHOTO: Kaänga was a Tarzan-alike character who starred in the Golden Age anthology comic series Jungle Comics, published by Fiction House from 1941 and created by Alex Blum. Source: Heritage Auctions.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Cartoonist and Illustrator Alexander Anthony Blum

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com April 29, 2024April 28, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the…

(PHOTO: Five former Notre Dame student-athletes, including Rye resident Dave Butler and his wife Clare, are the primary donors for a new Notre Dame football facility.)

New Notre Dame Football Facility Funded by Rye Family

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com April 22, 2024

Five former Notre Dame student-athletes, including Rye resident Dave Butler and his wife Clare, are…

(PHOTO: Boxer, bobsledder and Olympian Eddie Eagan. Source: Unknown (Keystone-France), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Eddie Eagan: Boxer, Bobsledder, Olympian

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com April 22, 2024April 20, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the…

(PHOTO: conchologist John Clarkson Jay.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Conchologist John Clarkson Jay

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com April 15, 2024April 14, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a series highlighting individuals who have a connection to the…

(PHOTO: The characters Henry Francis and Betty Francis in season five of Mad Men. The two live in Rye.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Betty Francis of Mad Men

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com April 8, 2024April 7, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a new series highlighting individuals who have a connection to…

(PHOTO: Actress Sean Young of Rye, New York as the enigmatic replicant Rachael in the movie Blade Runner.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Actress Sean Young

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com April 1, 2024March 13, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a new series highlighting individuals who have a connection to…

(PHOTO: American author, critic, and feminist Elizabeth Janeway of Rye, New York.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Meet Author, Critic, and Feminist Elizabeth Janeway

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com March 25, 2024March 13, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a new series highlighting individuals who have a connection to…

(PHOTO: A row of marshmallow sofas by industrial designer Irving Harper. Credit: Adele Prince, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.)

RyeGPT People of Note: Industrial Designer Irving Harper

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com March 18, 2024March 13, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a new series highlighting individuals who have a connection to…

(PHOTO: American Chef Christopher Kimball. Credit: Melissa Baldino - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

RyeGPT People of Note: American Chef Christopher Kimball

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com March 11, 2024March 9, 2024

RyeGPT People of Note is a new series highlighting individuals who have a connection to…