Performers stand out among the 26 famous people born in Maplewood Township
Most widely known is Ibtihaj Muhammad, the American fencer, with articles in 33 languages. The American singer Bea Miller ranks second, ahead of Asher Brown Durand. 11 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Over 203 years of births, the list goes from Asher Brown Durand (1796) to Bea Miller (1999).
What stands out about Maplewood Township’s famous people
What Maplewood Township is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
When Maplewood Township’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Maplewood Township
By how many languages cover them, Ibtihaj Muhammad comes first (33), then Bea Miller (30) and Asher Brown Durand (29).
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#3Asher Brown Durand
1796–1886American painter and engraver
Everyone else born in Maplewood Township
The rest number 23, with 7 athletes among them.

Marques Brownlee
born 1993American technology reviewer, YouTuber and Internet personality









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Also called Maplewood Township home
5 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Christine Ebersole the best known.

Clayton Morris
born 1976American real estate investor and former television news anchor

Natali Morris
born 1978American podcaster, writer, television/cyber journalist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Newark counts 36 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maplewood 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 (18)
- Bea Miller: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Asher Brown Durand: Abraham Bogardus / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marques Brownlee: Marques Brownlee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carter Jones: Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rotimi: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert De Grasse: Edwin L. Marin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Candy Moore: CBS Television In the 1950s and 1960s, it was not unusual for television networks, studios and program sponsors to use either advertising or publicity agencies to distribute publicity materials. In this case, CBS used the Bureau of Industrial Servic…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Campbell: Detroit Free Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Schneider: us44mt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Dickerson: Udeezy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Brice Guariglia: Brice777, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrth York: Jef Nickerson from Providence, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton Morris: Brian Solis, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natali Morris: The original uploader was BitStop at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Houston: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Malenko: REW ( Revolution Eastern Wrestling), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wuhl: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Fletcher: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



