#1Famous people · Franklin Lakes
Of the 8 famous people born in Franklin Lakes, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American singer-songwriter Jeremy Zucker, covered in 49 languages. Dan Grunfeld, the American basketball player, comes second, with Chris Simms third. More than half were born since 1970, 8 in all. The list comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical town in New Jersey.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Jeremy Zucker
in 49 Wikipedia languages
First
1979
Tanya Kalyvas
Youngest
1996
Jeremy Zucker
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Franklin Lakes’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Franklin Lakes’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
SportsMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Franklin Lakes is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
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 Franklin Lakes
Ranked by languages covered: Jeremy Zucker with 49, then Dan Grunfeld with 8 and Chris Simms with 6.
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Everyone else born in Franklin Lakes
5 more, 4 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Franklin Lakes home
Born elsewhere, Kathy Wakile lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Wayne Township has the longest list next door: 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Franklin Lakes 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 (7)
- Jeremy Zucker: Asoundd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Simms: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Hoffmann: Active Magazine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Simms: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Costanzo: bradhoc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pellegrino Matarazzo: Jeollo von VfB-exklusiv.de, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tara Reid: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons