#1Famous people · Hanover Township
Leaders stand out among the 9 famous people born in Hanover Township
Most widely known is Mahlon Dickerson, the American politician, with articles in 15 languages. The list reaches back to Thomas Millidge, born in 1735, one of 4 born before independence. The largest group, 5, was born in the early republic. Fewer than a quarter of the 434 towns in New Jersey with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Mahlon Dickerson
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1735
Thomas Millidge
Youngest
1825
Smith Ely
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Hanover Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hanover Township’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1770s come out on top, with 1 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hanover Township is known for
Hanover Township has 3.2× the usual share of leaders.
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 Hanover Township
The three best known are all leaders.
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#3Politics & Law
Smith Ely
1825–1911Mayor of New York City and U.S. Congressman
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Hanover Township
Here are 6 more, born from 1735 to 1818.
W. W. Phelps
1792–1872Leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Ashbel Green
1762–1848Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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The neighbour with the most names is Morris Plains, at 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hanover Township 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)
- Mahlon Dickerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Smith Ely: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. W. Phelps: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hammell Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashbel Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch Cobb Wines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Whitney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Krakowski: watchwithkristin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie Pollack: Federal Highway Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons