#1Famous people · Belleville Township
Of the 33 famous people born in Belleville Township, an unusual share are musicians
At the top of the list is the American musician Frank Iero, covered in 36 languages. Tony Meola is second and Platt Adams third. 16 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. From Joseph Coerten Hornblower to Alfredo Flores, the births on the list run from 1777 to 1988.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Frank Iero
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1777
Joseph Coerten Hornblower
Youngest
1988
Alfredo Flores
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Belleville Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Belleville Township is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 3.3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Belleville Township’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 7 births.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & MedicineBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Belleville Township
The three are covered in 36, 26 and 25 languages: Frank Iero, Tony Meola and Platt Adams.
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Everyone else born in Belleville Township
30 more, 8 of them athletes.
Andrew E. Svenson
1910–1975American writer of children's novels in Stratemeyer Syndicate adventure and mystery series
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Robert Curvin
1934–2015NotableWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Belleville Township home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Lonnie Bunch.
Lonnie Bunch
born 1952Historian, 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Newark has the longest list next door: 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belleville Township 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 (24)
- Frank Iero: JonRHanna, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Meola: Jarrett Campbell from Cary, North Carolina, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Platt Adams: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Van Etten: Erin Mc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Goodrich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy DeVito: Philips Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dany Garcia: Erik Umphery, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Pitman: Jan Pitman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert W. Taylor: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hrab: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Henry Rucker: "The Washington Herald" (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peggy Santiglia: Murray the K-real name Murray Kaufman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Diken: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Wright Harriman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Llewellyn F. Haskell: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. Pecora: USGS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfredo Flores: Deonphelps321, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Curvin: Newark Library, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lonnie Bunch: U.S. Embassy The Hague, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Houston: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Toro: Ollip182, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Bourne: uncredited Uploaded by Mike hayes at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Blake: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Fumero: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons