#1Famous people · Princeton
Calamity Jane tops a list of 6 famous people born in Princeton
Most widely known is Calamity Jane, the American scout and frontierswoman, with articles in 39 languages. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 5 in all. The biggest group are leaders: 2. The oldest name on the list belongs to Calamity Jane, born in 1852, the newest to Russ Derry, born in 1916.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Calamity Jane
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Calamity Jane
Youngest
1916
Russ Derry
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Princeton
Calamity Jane leads with articles in 39 languages, ahead of Arthur M. Hyde (12) and Mervin Joe Kelly (8).
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#3Through the years
When Princeton’s famous people were born
The 1890s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawNotableScience & MedicineSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Princeton is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest 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 Princeton
The other 3 span the years 1860 to 1916.
Minnetta Theodora Taylor
1860–1911American author, poet, polyglot, clubwoman, and suffragist
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A chosen home
Also called Princeton home
Born elsewhere, Christopher Langan lived here.
Christopher Langan
born 1952American horse rancher and author who scored high on IQ tests
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Princeton 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)
- Calamity Jane: H. R. Locke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur M. Hyde: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mervin Joe Kelly: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Minnetta Theodora Taylor: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Langan: Gtl12345, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons