#1Famous people · Hoboken
42 famous people were born in Hoboken, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
The best known is the American singer and actor Frank Sinatra, with articles in 138 languages. 19 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names. Over 186 years of births, the list goes from Robert L. Stevens (1787) to Ruben J. Ramos (1973).
Born here
42
notable people
Best known
Frank Sinatra
in 138 Wikipedia languages
First
1787
Robert L. Stevens
Youngest
1973
Ruben J. Ramos
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hoboken’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Hoboken
First, Frank Sinatra (138 languages), then Alfred Kinsey (62) and Dorothea Lange (59).
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What Hoboken is known for
Business people stand out most, at 2.8 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.
Through the years
When Hoboken’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 6 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableBusinessPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hoboken
Another 39, the earliest born in 1787.
Howard H. Aiken
1900–1973Pioneer in computing, original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer
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A chosen home
Also called Hoboken home
Born elsewhere, Annette Chaparro lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Jersey City, at 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hoboken 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 (10)
- Frank Sinatra: Photograph by Capitol Records, per a credit found in the 1959 edition of the International Celebrity Register at page 696. No known source credits an individual photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Kinsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothea Lange: Dorothea_Lange_1936.jpg: Dorothea_Lange ??? derivative work: Svajcr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Stieglitz: Alfred Stieglitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Chang: James Phelps from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred L. Kroeber: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard H. Aiken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Pantoliano: Justin Hoch photographing for Hudson Union Society, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Sinatra: Reprise Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur L. Ross Jr.: US Department of Commerce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons