#1Film, TV & Stage
Michael Douglas
born 1944American actor, producer and activist
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Famous people · New Brunswick
42 famous people were born in New Brunswick, more of them business people than in most towns
With articles in 99 languages, Michael Douglas is the most widely known. 25 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 436 towns in New Jersey with famous people list more. Per head, the list is long: 7.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5.
Born here
42
notable people
Best known
Michael Douglas
in 99 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
Littleton Kirkpatrick
Youngest
2002
Talitha Diggs
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
11 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about New Brunswick’s famous people
Known worldwideMichael Douglas is written about in 99 languages.A town of business peopleBusiness people make up 4 of the 42, 3.7 times the usual share.Still making names23 were born since 1950, the youngest in 2002.A chosen home6 more notable people chose to live in New Brunswick, including John Horton Conway.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in New Brunswick
Michael Douglas leads with articles in 99 languages, ahead of Paul Wesley (57) and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (42).
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Sports
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
born 1999American hurdler and sprinter
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Known for
What New Brunswick is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 3.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When New Brunswick’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 9 births.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicBusinessPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in New Brunswick
Here are 39 more, born from 1797 to 2002.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called New Brunswick home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in New Brunswick, though born elsewhere.
Rose Falcon
born 1984American musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and guitarist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering New Brunswick.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Brunswick 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 (13)
- Michael Douglas: Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wesley: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Guth: Betsy Devine aka Betsythedevine, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jalen Brunson: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hasan Piker: Poisonwithahawkseye, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Pass: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Hernandez: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Vallely: J-Ros at Dutch Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Marie: Gore De Vol, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mr. Lawrence: Michelle Nakashima, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Garson: Lisa Franchot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Howard: UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Frelinghuysen: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons