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Famous people · Harrison
15 famous people from Harrison, many of them athletes
At the top of the list is the American soccer player Tom Florie, covered in 24 languages. Fred A. Hartley, Jr., the American politician, comes second, with Samuel Ruben third. 10 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The list comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical town in New Jersey.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Tom Florie
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Jack Dunleavy
Youngest
1972
Ray Lucas
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Harrison’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Harrison is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 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 Harrison
Tom Florie leads with articles in 24 languages, ahead of Fred A. Hartley, Jr. (10) and Samuel Ruben (7).
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Through the years
When Harrison’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & Stage
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Everyone else born in Harrison
12 more, 8 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Newark has the most on record: 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrison 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 (8)
- Fred A. Hartley, Jr.: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Depew: Dirigo Films / American Releasing Corp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Kavanagh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Stripp: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Dente: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Houston: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Toro: Ollip182, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelius Augustine McGlennon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons