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Famous people · New Milford
New Milford is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Articles in 6 languages make the American basketball player Chris Mañon the best known. Rob McClure, the American stage actor, comes second, with Jim Dray third. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 2.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Chris Mañon
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1949
Michael Nelson
Youngest
2001
Chris Mañon
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about New Milford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When New Milford’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in New Milford
Athletes take two of the three places.
#2JD#3
Known for
What New Milford is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
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 New Milford
2 more, from 1949 to 1977.
No one matches both filters.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Teaneck Township has the most on record, with 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Milford 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 (6)
- Rob McClure: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Nelson: Samholder94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Nelson: Decca Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Riddle: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Antonoff: Alex Lockett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michale Graves: Gaudencio Garcinuño, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons