#1Famous people · Fort Lee
Most of the 10 famous people born in Fort Lee came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Jac Schaeffer, the American filmmaker, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. The united States Army general James A. Van Fleet ranks second, ahead of Eddie Mannix. From Willie Garoni to Jac Schaeffer, the births on the list run from 1877 to 1978. Per head, the list is long: 2.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Jac Schaeffer
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Willie Garoni
Youngest
1978
Jac Schaeffer
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Fort Lee
The three are covered in 19, 18 and 6 languages: Jac Schaeffer, James A. Van Fleet and Eddie Mannix.
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#3Through the years
When Fort Lee’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StageSportsNotableMilitaryPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fort Lee is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 3.2 times.
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 Fort Lee
7 more, from 1877 to 1963.
Charles Hunt
1881–1976American film editor, director and production manager
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Fort Lee home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Fort Lee, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Englewood has the most on record, with 50.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Lee 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 (9)
- Jac Schaeffer: Jac_Schaeffer.jpg: Saskia Batugowski from Ixelles derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Van Fleet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Mannix: Associated Press credit given AP in Corsicana Daily Sun clipping., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Sokolich: Aaron verbrugghe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Adams: Krystalb97, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Travolta: lauraleedooley, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Darrow: RKO Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Corcoran: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Bennett: White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons