#1Film, TV & Stage
Janeane Garofalo
born 1964American comedian and actress
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Famous people · Newton
Of the 17 famous people born in Newton, an unusual share are leaders
Janeane Garofalo, the American comedian and actress, is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period. Births span 1816 to 2000, from Rodman McCamley Price to Steve Trimper. Only 55 of the 434 towns in New Jersey with anyone on record list more.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Janeane Garofalo
in 45 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Rodman McCamley Price
Youngest
2000
Steve Trimper
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Newton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Newton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Newton
Two of the three are leaders.
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When Newton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newton 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 (7)
- Janeane Garofalo: Geoff Carter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardolph L. Kline: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Griggs: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodman McCamley Price: Samuel Stillman Osgood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Andreotta: author's name unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry J. B. Cummings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia A. Goldman: National Transportation Safety Board, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons