#1Famous people · Morris Plains
6 famous people were born in Morris Plains from 1835 to 1970
The best known is the American politician Arthur Whitney, with articles in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Charles Willison Johnson and Catherine J. Murphy. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Arthur Whitney was born in 1871.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Arthur Whitney
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1835
Charles Tyler Trowbridge
Youngest
1970
Darron Collins
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Morris Plains
First, Arthur Whitney (4 languages), then Charles Willison Johnson (4) and Catherine J. Murphy (3).
#1
#2Notable
Charles Willison Johnson
1863–1932American entomologist and malacologist
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CM#3
Science & Medicine
Catherine J. Murphy
born 1964American chemist and materials scientist
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Morris Plains’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1870s than in any other decade: 1.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Morris Plains is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 times as common.
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 Morris Plains
Of the other 3, 2 are leaders.
Darron Collins
born 1970American human ecologist and academic administrator
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Morris Plains home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Morris Plains, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Hanover Township: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morris Plains 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 (5)
- Arthur Whitney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Willison Johnson: BSNH, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Tyler Trowbridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahlon Dickerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Krakowski: watchwithkristin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons