#1Most of the 9 famous people born in Glen Rock came into the world since 1970
Most widely known is Charlie Tahan, the American actor, with articles in 26 languages. The biggest group are athletes: 4. The earliest on the list is Barry Rubinow, born in 1956, and the youngest Charlie Tahan, born in 1998. The list comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical town in New Jersey.
What stands out about Glen Rock’s famous people
When Glen Rock’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Glen Rock
Two of the three are performers.
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#3What Glen Rock is known for
Share of Glen Rock’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Glen Rock
Another 6, 4 of them athletes.

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Also called Glen Rock home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Glen Rock, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glen Rock 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 (4)
- Charlie Tahan: Anna Hanks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hotz: Steve Jennings/Getty Images, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Flaherty: Michael Seto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Rubinow: The original uploader was Before My Ken at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons