#1Famous people · Hightstown
Hightstown’s famous people span 112 years: 3 births from 1878 to 1990
At the top of the list is the American football wide receiver Nick Williams, covered in 5 languages. Eli Thompson Fryer and Mike Maccagnan follow. For every 10,000 residents there are 5.1 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5. The list’s best known name, Nick Williams, dates from 1990.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Nick Williams
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
Eli Thompson Fryer
Youngest
1990
Nick Williams
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Hightstown
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#2Military
Eli Thompson Fryer
1878–1963United States Marine Corps Brigadier General, Medal of Honor awardee
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Known for
What Hightstown is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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A chosen home
Also called Hightstown home
Born elsewhere, Elizabeth Greenleaf Pattee lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hightstown 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 (2)
- Nick Williams: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Thompson Fryer: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons