#1Famous people · Newark
Athletes stand out among the 12 famous people born in Newark
At the top of the list is the American discus thrower Valarie Allman, covered in 36 languages. The American politician Jack Markell ranks second, ahead of Dave Sheridan. The largest group, 6, was born since 1970. The oldest name on the list belongs to Tarzan Cooper, born in 1907, the newest to Anthony Fontana, born in 1999.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Valarie Allman
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Tarzan Cooper
Youngest
1999
Anthony Fontana
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Newark’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Newark’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 5.
SportsNotablePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Newark is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Newark
By how many languages cover them, Valarie Allman comes first (36), then Jack Markell (29) and Dave Sheridan (21).
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Everyone else born in Newark
Here are 9 more, born from 1907 to 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Newark home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Newark, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newark 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 (8)
- Valarie Allman: LeeMNichols, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Markell: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Sheridan: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donte DiVincenzo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Coover: White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Fontana: Morgan Tencza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Burns: LBJLibraryNow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Gore: Staff videographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons