#1Famous people · North Plainfield
10 famous people were born in North Plainfield, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 40 languages make the American actor John DiMaggio the best known. For every 10,000 residents there are 4.4 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5. The earliest on the list is Allan Crite, born in 1910, and the youngest Serge Ngoma, born in 2005. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
John DiMaggio
in 40 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Allan Crite
Youngest
2005
Serge Ngoma
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about North Plainfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When North Plainfield’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 4 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in North Plainfield
Performers take two of the three places.
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Sports
Bernice Lapp
1917–2010American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist
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Known for
What North Plainfield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in North Plainfield
7 more, from 1910 to 2005.
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The longest list nearby is Plainfield’s, with 37.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Plainfield 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 (4)
- John DiMaggio: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Melick: John T. Melick, Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Evans: Steve Schapiro, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Prepon: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons