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Famous people · East Rutherford

3 famous people were born in East Rutherford

Articles in 5 languages make the American professional wrestler Jim Powers the best known. Henry Hook, the American crossword constructor, comes second, with Martin Luther Kilson third. The list runs from Martin Luther Kilson, born in 1931, to Jim Powers, born in 1958. For every 10,000 residents there are 2.9 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5.

#1 best knownJim PowersSports · born 1958
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Jim Powers
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1931
Martin Luther Kilson
Youngest
1958
Jim Powers
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in East Rutherford

By how many languages cover them, Jim Powers comes first (5), then Henry Hook (2) and Martin Luther Kilson (2).

Jim Powers#1
Sports

Jim Powers

born 1958

American professional wrestler

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HH#2
Notable

Henry Hook

1955–2015

American crossword constructor

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MK#3
Science & Medicine

Martin Luther Kilson

1931–2019

African American political scientist

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Rutherford 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.

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