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Famous people · Hackensack
Musicians stand out among the 62 famous people born in Hackensack
The best known is the American actress Rachel Zegler, with articles in 53 languages. Behind the leader come Wally Schirra and Joe Lynn Turner. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 38 of them. Among the 431 towns in New Jersey with anyone listed, none has more.
Born here
62
notable people
Best known
Rachel Zegler
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1684
Peter Van Dyck
Youngest
2008
Hezly Rivera
Most common field
Sports
17 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Hackensack’s famous people
A town of musicians8 of the 62 people born here are musicians, 2.3× the usual share.Known worldwideRachel Zegler has an article in 53 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making namesSince 1950, 31 of them have been born here, the latest in 2008.62 notable peopleMore than most towns: 62 notable people were born in Hackensack.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hackensack is known for
Hackensack has 2.3× the usual share of musicians.
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 Hackensack
Rachel Zegler has articles in 53 languages, Wally Schirra in 47 and Joe Lynn Turner in 29.
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#3Through the years
When Hackensack’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 12.
SportsScience & MedicineMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hackensack
Of the other 59, 17 are athletes.
Harold Dow
1947–2010American television news correspondent, journalist, and investigative journalism
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Dom Sagolla
born 1974NotableWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Hackensack home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, John Fenn the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 7 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hackensack 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 (16)
- Joe Lynn Turner: EduardoLoos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debby Boone: Warner Bros./Curb Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- NZo: Jordan Smith from Ocala, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Carey: Warner Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Remnick: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hezly Rivera: FloweringDagwood, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Pailes: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Rullo: Shadowgate, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gigi Perez: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Varick: Henry Inman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Ingram: Executive Office of the President, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fenn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elene Gedevanishvili: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Nelson: Decca Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Condal: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Trattou: Timothy Sproles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons