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Photo: Jonathan Arbes · CC BY 3.0Famous people · Deal
Deal is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the American chemist George K. Fraenkel, with articles in 4 languages. Jeffrey Vinik and Ruth P. Smith follow. The first birth on record is Ruth P. Smith’s, in 1907, and the last Jeffrey Vinik’s, in 1959. Of the bordering towns, Long Branch has the longest list: 55, with Bruce Springsteen at the top.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
George K. Fraenkel
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Ruth P. Smith
Youngest
1959
Jeffrey Vinik
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Deal
By how many languages cover them, George K. Fraenkel comes first (4), then Jeffrey Vinik (3) and Ruth P. Smith (1).
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Of the towns around it, Long Branch has the most on record: 55.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deal 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 (3)
- Bruce Springsteen: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Fields: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Albertin, Walter, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Wigdortz: Teach First, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons