#1Famous people · Hopatcong
One famous person was born in Hopatcong
Joe Hewitt, the American software programmer, was born in 1978. Their story is told in 6 languages. Over the border in Mount Arlington, one name is on record: Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Schuyler. 436 towns in New Jersey have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Joe Hewitt
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1978
Joe Hewitt
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Hopatcong
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hopatcong 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)
- Joe Hewitt: David Calhoun, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Schuyler: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons