#1Famous people · Kearny
25 famous people were born in Kearny, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Ray Toro, the American musician, is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. 5 were born in 1970 or later. The list runs from Dots Miller, born in 1886, to Jacob Cardenas, born in 2001. More are athletes than anything else, 12 in all.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Ray Toro
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Dots Miller
Youngest
2001
Jacob Cardenas
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Kearny’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kearny’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 6.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableMusicFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kearny
First, Ray Toro (30 languages), then John Harkes (23) and William Walker (10).
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What Kearny is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 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 Kearny
The other 22 span the years 1886 to 2001.
George Glasgow
1931–2013American basketball player, association football player and association football manager
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A chosen home
Also called Kearny home
Born elsewhere, Dong Keun Park lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Jersey City has the longest list next door: 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kearny 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)
- Ray Toro: Ollip182, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Harkes: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Walker: U.S. Dept. of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Mottola: TV Guide, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Maguire: Nightscream, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dots Miller: Broadleaf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Akunowicz: Jjanczew, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Cardenas: Chris Hunkeler, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph M. Kyrillos: Duran at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ownie Carroll: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Sinatra: Reprise Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Houston: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Iero: JonRHanna, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Fumero: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Iacono: BUZZNET, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelius Augustine McGlennon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons