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Famous people · Long Valley
Walt Ader tops a list of 4 famous people born in Long Valley
Most widely known is Walt Ader, the racecar driver, with articles in 21 languages. Linda Chatman Thomsen is second and Michael Burton third. The earliest on the list is Edward C. Welsh, born in 1909, and the youngest Michael Burton, born in 1992. The longest list in New Jersey is Hackensack’s, with 62 names.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Walt Ader
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Edward C. Welsh
Youngest
1992
Michael Burton
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Long Valley
Three names lead: Walt Ader (21 languages), Linda Chatman Thomsen (4) and Michael Burton (3).
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#3Through the years
When Long Valley’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawSportsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Long Valley is known for
1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
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 Long Valley
1 more, best known first.
Edward C. Welsh
1909–1990Executive Secretary to the National Aeronautics and Space Council
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Long Valley 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 (3)
- Linda Chatman Thomsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Burton: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward C. Welsh: Yoichi Okamoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons