Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.05 famous people call Bernardsville their birthplace
Articles in 4 languages make the American archaeologist Rodney Young the best known. Second place goes to the American football player Bill Kirchiro, third to Philip Capice. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. Rodney Young (1907) and Mark Wetmore (1953) mark the two ends of the list.
What stands out about Bernardsville’s famous people
Born in Bernardsville
Rodney Young leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Bill Kirchiro (2) and Philip Capice (2).
When Bernardsville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1900s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Bernardsville is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Bernardsville
2 more, from 1913 to 1953.
No one matches both filters.
Also called Bernardsville home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Bernardsville, though born elsewhere.


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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Basking Ridge: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bernardsville 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 (3)
- Bill Moyers: Yoichi Okamoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Ecko: Internet Week New York, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Lewis Southard: Portrait by A.S. Conrad., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
