#1Famous people · Cresskill
Gary Wright tops a list of 2 famous people born in Cresskill
Best known of all is Gary Wright, written about in 19 languages. The other is Betsy Markey, the American politician. Next door, Tenafly lists 11, led by Adam Rothenberg. The first birth on record is Gary Wright’s, in 1943, and the last Betsy Markey’s, in 1956.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Gary Wright
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1943
Gary Wright
Youngest
1956
Betsy Markey
Most common field
Music
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Cresskill
#1#2Known for
What Cresskill is known for
1 of them work in Music, the biggest field.
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Also called Cresskill home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Cresskill, though born elsewhere.
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Nearby, Tenafly has the most on record, with 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cresskill 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)
- Gary Wright: Dr Jean Fortunet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsy Markey: Ben Marter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Antonoff: Alex Lockett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Lamb: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michale Graves: Gaudencio Garcinuño, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons