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Photo: General Magnaplate · CC BY 3.0Famous people · Linden
Of the 7 famous people born in Linden, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American actress Pat Stevens, covered in 9 languages. Tamecka Dixon and Otis Livingston II follow. Most were born since 1970: 4 of them. From Linda Hayes to Otis Livingston II, the births on the list run from 1923 to 1996.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Pat Stevens
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Linda Hayes
Youngest
1996
Otis Livingston II
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Linden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Linden’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Linden is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Linden
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Linden
The other 4 span the years 1923 to 1985.
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The neighbour with the most names is New York City, at 99.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Linden 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 (7)
- Lana Del Rey: Mike Monaghan from Seattle, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Murray Butler: Auguste Léon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Smith: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Caroff: Simone Bloch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bloomfield: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Spaziani: Thomsonmg2000, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric LeGrand: Gianni Spradley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons