FE#1
Famous people · Mountain Lakes
Mountain Lakes counts 3 famous people, first among them Frederick Elmes
Frederick Elmes, the American cinematographer, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. The American actress and singer Brittany Underwood ranks second, ahead of Judy Prescott. Of the bordering towns, Boonton has the longest list: 14, with Helen Gahagan Douglas at the top. Per head, the list is long: 6.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Frederick Elmes
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1946
Frederick Elmes
Youngest
1988
Brittany Underwood
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Mountain Lakes
Three names lead: Frederick Elmes (12 languages), Brittany Underwood (9) and Judy Prescott (5).
#2Film, TV & Stage
Brittany Underwood
born 1988American actress and singer
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Mountain Lakes is known for
2 of them work in Film, TV & Stage, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
A chosen home
Also called Mountain Lakes home
Born elsewhere, Matt Taibbi lived here.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Mountain Lakes?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Mountain Lakes’ most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Boonton has the most people on record, 14 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mountain Lakes 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)
- Brittany Underwood: Hybrid LLC, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judy Prescott: Bader Howar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Gahagan Douglas: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Krakowski: watchwithkristin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Michalowicz: Mike Michalowicz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons