#14 famous people come from Montvale, Alecko Eskandarian the best known
Articles in 17 languages make the American retired soccer player Alecko Eskandarian the best known. Close behind are Shaun Weiss and Kieran Scott. For every 10,000 residents there are 4.5 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all.
Born in Montvale
Languages with an article: 17 for Alecko Eskandarian, 9 for Shaun Weiss, 7 for Kieran Scott.
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#2When Montvale’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 3 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Montvale is known for
Share of Montvale’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Montvale
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Montvale?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Montvale’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montvale 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)
- Alecko Eskandarian: Css71588, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Weiss: ShaunWeiss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Fogelman: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
