#1Famous people · Leonia
5 famous people call Leonia their birthplace
John Darrow, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Dan Colen and Frank C. Osmers, Jr.. From John Darrow to Dan Colen, the births on the list run from 1907 to 1979. Per head, the list is long: 5.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
John Darrow
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
John Darrow
Youngest
1979
Dan Colen
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Leonia
Ranked by languages covered: John Darrow with 8, then Dan Colen with 7 and Frank C. Osmers, Jr. with 5.
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#3Through the years
When Leonia’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1900s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Leonia is known for
Share of Leonia’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone else born in Leonia
2 more, best known first.
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A chosen home
Also called Leonia home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Leonia, though born elsewhere.
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Nearby, Englewood has the most on record, with 50.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leonia 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 (8)
- John Darrow: RKO Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank C. Osmers, Jr.: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Kryhoski: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Dunn: No attribution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Travolta: lauraleedooley, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Nelson: Decca Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jac Schaeffer: Jac_Schaeffer.jpg: Saskia Batugowski from Ixelles derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Bennett: White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons