#1Politics & Law
Samuel Lewis Southard
1787–1842American senator, Secretary of the Navy, and Governor of New Jersey
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Famous people · Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge counts 5 famous people, first among them Samuel Lewis Southard
With articles in 13 languages, Samuel Lewis Southard is the most widely known. Close behind are William L. Dayton and Isaac Southard. In the early republic, 4 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1783, Isaac Southard is the first name on record, and Samuel S. Childs, born in 1863, the most recent.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Samuel Lewis Southard
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1783
Isaac Southard
Youngest
1863
Samuel S. Childs
Most common field
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4 people
What stands out about Basking Ridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Basking Ridge’s famous people were born
The 1780s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Basking Ridge
The three best known are all leaders.
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What Basking Ridge is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.8 times the usual share.
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 Basking Ridge
The other 2 span the years 1786 to 1863.
Samuel S. Childs
1863–1925American restaurateur and politician from New Jersey
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Of the towns around it, Bernardsville has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Basking Ridge 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)
- Samuel Lewis Southard: Portrait by A.S. Conrad., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Dayton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Lindsley: not known but he died in 1855, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel S. Childs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zip the Pinhead: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons