#1Politics & Law
Grover Cleveland
1837–190822nd & 24th President of the United States (1885–1889; 1893–1897)
146 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Caldwell
Of the 8 famous people born in Caldwell, none is better known than Grover Cleveland
Articles about Grover Cleveland exist in 146 languages. Camryn Manheim, the American actress, comes second, with Richard E. Stearns third. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents there are 8.9 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Grover Cleveland
in 146 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
Mary G. Hill
Youngest
2002
Hank Morgan
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Caldwell’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Caldwell
First, Grover Cleveland (146 languages), then Camryn Manheim (34) and Richard E. Stearns (29).
#1CM#2
#3Science & Medicine
Richard E. Stearns
1936–2026American computer scientist
29 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Caldwell’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1830s, at 1.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Caldwell is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.8 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 Caldwell
Another 5, 3 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in West Caldwell Township: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Caldwell 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)
- Grover Cleveland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard E. Stearns: Richard Edwin Stearns, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Henderson Jr.: bwjcaptures, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary G. Hill: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Brodeur: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons