#1Politics & Law
Nicholas Murray Butler
1862–1947American philosopher, diplomat, and educator
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Famous people · Elizabeth
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 33 famous people born in Elizabeth
Nicholas Murray Butler leads the list, covered in 55 languages. Second and third on the list are Thomas Mitchell and Rick Barry. The largest group, 16, was born between 1920 and 1969. Over 240 years of births, the list goes from Jonathan Dayton (1760) to John Lloyd Miller (2000).
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Nicholas Murray Butler
in 55 Wikipedia languages
First
1760
Jonathan Dayton
Youngest
2000
John Lloyd Miller
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Elizabeth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Elizabeth is known for
Set against the usual town, scientists and doctors come out 2.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Elizabeth
Languages with an article: 55 for Nicholas Murray Butler, 51 for Thomas Mitchell, 38 for Rick Barry.
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Thomas Mitchell
1892–1962American actor, playwright and screenwriter
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#3Through the years
When Elizabeth’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 4 births.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Elizabeth
A further 30 follow, born between 1760 and 2000.
Michael Chertoff
born 19532nd Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States
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Also called Elizabeth home
One more notable person made the town home: Raymond Lesniak.
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The most names next door are in New York City: 99.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elizabeth 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 (13)
- Nicholas Murray Butler: Auguste Léon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Mitchell: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Barry: Corey Carter from Fremont, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Halsey Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judy Blume: JudyBlume2009.jpg: Carl Lender[1] of Flickr.com derivative work: Solid State Survivor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Peña: Richard Sandoval, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Dayton: After Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Chertoff: DHS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lana Del Rey: Mike Monaghan from Seattle, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Houston: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Caroff: Simone Bloch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wuhl: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Loneker: Keith Loneker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons