#1Famous people · New Providence
From 1810 to 1974, New Providence was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is Elias Riggs, the American missionary, with articles in 8 languages. The American geologist Joseph Barrell ranks second, ahead of Andrew Lewis. Summit, which borders it, has 61 on its list, the best known James Sie. Per head, the list is long: 2.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Elias Riggs
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Elias Riggs
Youngest
1974
Andrew Lewis
Most common field
Faith
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in New Providence
Ranked by languages covered: Elias Riggs with 8, then Joseph Barrell with 6 and Andrew Lewis with 5.
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What New Providence is known for
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A chosen home
Also called New Providence home
Born elsewhere, Michael Hawley lived here.
Michael Hawley
1961–2020American computer programmer, professor, pianist and photographer who was involved in the development of the Apple NeXT
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The longest list nearby is Summit’s, with 61.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Providence 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)
- Elias Riggs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Barrell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott M. Gimple: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons