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Frederick T. Frelinghuysen tops a list of 4 famous people born in Millstone

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, the American lawyer and politician, is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Second and third on the list are John Frederick Frelinghuysen and Ferdinand Schureman Schenck. The earliest on the list is John Frederick Frelinghuysen, born in 1776, and the youngest Charles Titus, born in 1838. The longest list in New Jersey is Hackensack’s, with 62 names.

#1 best knownFrederick T. FrelinghuysenPolitics & Law · 1817–1885
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1776
John Frederick Frelinghuysen
Youngest
1838
Charles Titus
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Millstone

Leaders take two of the three places.

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen#1
Politics & Law

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

1817–1885

American lawyer and politician

25 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JF#2
Military

John Frederick Frelinghuysen

1776–1833

United States general

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
FS#3
Politics & Law

Ferdinand Schureman Schenck

1790–1860

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Millstone’s famous people were born

The 1810s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.

A new nationMills & railroads18001850Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
Politics & LawMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Millstone is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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 Millstone

1 more, best known first.

CT

Charles Titus

1838–1921

American soldier (1838–1921); Medal of Honor recipient

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Millstone 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.

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