#1Film, TV & Stage
Helen Gahagan Douglas
1900–1980American actress and politician
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Famous people · Boonton
Boonton counts 14 famous people, first among them Helen Gahagan Douglas
Articles in 25 languages make the American actress and politician Helen Gahagan Douglas the best known. Peter Onorati, the American actor, comes second, with Don Edwards third. Between 1920 and 1969, 6 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 435 towns in New Jersey with famous people list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Helen Gahagan Douglas
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Mary Harriott Norris
Youngest
1970
Mike Michalowicz
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
The best known
Born in Boonton
First, Helen Gahagan Douglas (25 languages), then Peter Onorati (10) and Don Edwards (7).
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Through the years
When Boonton’s famous people were born
The 1900s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsBusinessMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Boonton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 2.3 times.
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 Boonton
Another 11, 3 of them leaders.
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The best known from each town bordering Boonton.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boonton 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 (7)
- Helen Gahagan Douglas: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph J. Maraziti: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony M. Bucco: Njpictures, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Harriott Norris: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Michalowicz: Mike Michalowicz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dilly Duka: Jim Early, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Krakowski: watchwithkristin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons