#1Famous people · Bridgewater Township
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Bridgewater Township
At the top of the list is the American soccer player Casey Murphy, covered in 15 languages. Second place goes to the American children's illustrator and writer David Wiesner, third to Derek Luke. Most were born since 1970: 6 of them. The oldest name on the list belongs to William O'Brien, born in 1951, the newest to Anna Vernikov, born in 2002.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Casey Murphy
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
William O'Brien
Youngest
2002
Anna Vernikov
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Bridgewater Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bridgewater Township’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bridgewater Township is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 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.
The best known
Born in Bridgewater Township
Two of the three are athletes.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
David Wiesner
born 1956American children's illustrator and writer
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Bridgewater Township
Here are 6 more, born from 1951 to 2002.
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A chosen home
Also called Bridgewater Township home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Bridgewater Township, though born elsewhere.
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Around it, Somerville has the most people on record, 38 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bridgewater 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 (12)
- Casey Murphy: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wiesner: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Luke: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Kassel: F. Vera | DailyHarrison.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Gruel: Lauren Gruel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Vernikov: Luu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin R. Wendel: United States Army Office of Public Affairs, Washington, DC., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elena Kampouris: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Van Cleef: Giulio Petroni (director)PEC/United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Chiesa: Joy Holder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Chase: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Mohler: myuzeme, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons