#1Famous people · Mendham
Mendham’s famous people span 171 years: 2 births from 1758 to 1929
The best known is the American feminist philosopher Virginia Held, with articles in 7 languages. The list has one more: the American patriot Temperance Wick. Joey McCarthy leads the 2 names listed next door in Mendham Township. No town in New Jersey lists more than Hackensack, with 62.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Virginia Held
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1758
Temperance Wick
Youngest
1929
Virginia Held
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Mendham
#1TW#2
A chosen home
Also called Mendham home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Neil Cavuto the best known.
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Around it, Mendham Township has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mendham 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)
- Virginia Held: GC Mellon Sawyer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Cavuto: freddthompson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aura K. Dunn: New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons