#1Famous people · Highland Park
Most of the 8 famous people born in Highland Park came into the world between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American actor Willie Garson, with articles in 33 languages. 3 of them were born since 1970. The list comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical town in New Jersey. Fewer than a quarter of the 436 towns in New Jersey with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Willie Garson
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1929
Trax Colton
Youngest
1998
Sacha Killeya-Jones
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Highland Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Highland Park’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Highland Park
Willie Garson, Dwayne Haskins and Joan Snyder are written about in 33, 14 and 9 languages.
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Known for
What Highland Park is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Highland Park
Of the other 5, 2 are performers.
Michael Jacobs
born 1955American television writer, composer and producer (*1955)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Highland Park home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Ivan van Sertima the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, New Brunswick has the most on record, with 42.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highland Park 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)
- Willie Garson: Lisa Franchot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwayne Haskins: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sacha Killeya-Jones: Acdixon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Jacobs: User:Michael jacobs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trax Colton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan van Sertima: L. Selah Alexander, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Douglas: Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Vallely: J-Ros at Dutch Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons