#1Famous people · Clinton
Clinton is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Most widely known is Anna Case, the American opera singer, with articles in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Foster McGowan Voorhees and Erwin Sachem Christman. Per head, the list is long: 14.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5. The earliest on the list is Foster McGowan Voorhees, born in 1856, and the youngest Anna Case, born in 1888.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Anna Case
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
Foster McGowan Voorhees
Youngest
1888
Anna Case
Most common field
Music
1 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Clinton
The three are covered in 8, 6 and 3 languages: Anna Case, Foster McGowan Voorhees and Erwin Sachem Christman.
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Writing & Arts
Erwin Sachem Christman
1885–1921American paleo-artist and sculptor
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Clinton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1880s, with 2 people born in that decade.
MusicPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Clinton is known for
Music leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Clinton
1 more, best known first.
A chosen home
Also called Clinton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Clinton, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clinton 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)
- Anna Case: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Foster McGowan Voorhees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Jepson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Merber: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Connell: Zayasdesign, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons