#1Famous people · Irvington Township
Most of the 32 famous people born in Irvington Township came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American professional wrestler Dean Malenko, covered in 22 languages. The oldest name on the list belongs to Cyrus Durand Chapman, born in 1856, the newest to Al-Quadin Muhammad, born in 1995. For every 10,000 residents there are 5.3 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5. 6 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Dean Malenko
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
Cyrus Durand Chapman
Youngest
1995
Al-Quadin Muhammad
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Irvington Township
Ranked by languages covered: Dean Malenko with 22, then Erna Schneider Hoover with 20 and Nel Noddings with 18.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Erna Schneider Hoover
born 1926American mathematician
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Irvington Township’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Irvington Township is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 1.7 times as common.
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 Irvington Township
29 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Irvington Township home
One more notable person made the town home: Peter A. Peyser.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Irvington Township?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Irvington Township’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Newark lists the most people: 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Irvington Township 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 (16)
- Dean Malenko: REW ( Revolution Eastern Wrestling), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erna Schneider Hoover: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nel Noddings: Jim Noddings, Nel Noddings' husband, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rakeem Christmas: Thomson, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Sutton: Cinelandia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James J. Howard: Oil on canvas, Keith Mueller, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Taylor: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al-Quadin Muhammad: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Artie Schroeck: Linda November, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hiller: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Evans: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Rudd: Thomas Good, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Santorini: St. Louis Cardinals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter A. Peyser: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Houston: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wuhl: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons